For those of you interested in the sugar / analgesia in newborn infants,
this article might also be interesting:


Conditioning and Hyperalgesia in Newborns Exposed to Repeated Heel Lances
Conclusions  Newborns who had diabetic mothers and were exposed to repeated
heel lances in the first 24 to 36 hours of life learned to anticipate pain
and exhibited more intense pain responses during venipuncture than normal
infants.
JAMA. 2002;288:857-861
http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v288n7/abs/joc12153.html


Sara Bernard
The (sunny :-) Netherlands

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