BBC reports:

> Breastfeeding cuts pain for babies
>
> Babies appear comforted by breastfeeding
>
> Breastfeeding is the best form of pain relief for babies being given medical
> treatment, researchers have found.
>
> They looked at how babies coped with the pain of having blood taken from a
> vein, a procedure called venepuncture.
>
> Drugs are rarely used to help babies with the pain of this and other
> procedures because of concern over their effectiveness and possible side
> effects.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2621537.stm

Analgesic effect of breast feeding in term neonates: randomised controlled
trial BMJ Volume 326, pp 13-15

-- Jodine Chase

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