Learn how parents can effectively participate in the care of a baby in the NICU.
Find out how acute pain is identified and assessed, at home and in medical settings, in children not old enough to speak.
Read about pain assessment in babies (from newborns to one year olds). Both behavioral reactions and physical reactions to pain are assessed.
Learn about the challenges that parents/caregivers and families may experience when a baby is admitted to the NICU.
Learn about pain assessment of younger school-age children. By this age, children begin to develop a sense of cause and effect concerning their pain.
The SickKids Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) provides care for newborns up to four weeks of age. Find information about life in the NICU, conditions that affect newborns and premature babies and what to expect when leaving the NICU.
Infants and toddlers can experience longer-lasting pain from certain conditions and repeated procedures. Find out how to assess longer-lasting pain in infants and toddlers at home and in medical settings.
Learn about how pain is assessed in toddlers and preschoolers. At this age, children can usually indicate the amount, type, and location of pain.
Read about issues that parents and caregivers must address in order to prepare for a baby's discharge from the NICU and arrival at home.
Discover the signs of cancer-related pain in children and how cancer-related pain is assessed by the health-care team.
Read about the various health-care team members who care for babies admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Learn about the immediate experience of neonatal intensive care, which is a very emotional, physical and practical challenge for parents and families.
Pain treatment involves a mix of psychological, physical and pharmacological (medication) strategies. Learn more about the 3Ps for acute pain.
Find out how to recognize the signs of chronic pain at home and how chronic pain is assessed in medical settings.
Learn about how families and the health-care team work together to make important decisions about the care of babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Discover how to assess acute pain in an older child (age six to 12) at home and in medical settings.
What to do when a premature baby leaves the Hospital: A variety of important points for parents of premature babies to keep in mind.
Read about the different methods of assisting babies with their breathing in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Babies can feel pain. Learn about ways pain in newborns and babies can be assessed and techniques that can help ease pain.
Discover the signs of chronic pain in a young child and how chronic pain is assessed in medical settings.
Find out how to assess acute pain in your young child (age two to five) at home and in medical settings.
Discover the signs of chronic pain in an older child and how chronic pain is assessed in medical settings.
Find out how to recognize the signs of acute pain at home and how your teen's pain is assessed in medical settings.
Learn about the process and goals of pain assessment to provide the information necessary to initiate optimal pain treatment strategies.
