The Effect of Palmar Grip Reflex Stimulation on Pain During Heel Blood Collection in Newborns

"In the experimental group, the baby is monitored under a radiant heater before the procedure. After the infant's initial physiologic parameters and NIPS are recorded, the palmar grasp reflex is stimulated just before the procedure begins. The palmar grasp reflex can be stimulated by moving an object distally across the palm of the hand. In newborns, the right hand is more dominant than the left hand in the palmar grasp reflex ( Fagard et al., 2017). The researcher will stimulate the palmar grasp reflex by moving the index finger distally along the palm of the infant's right hand. The reflex stimulation will be continued until the end of the 5th minute.~Physiologic parameters will be scored by the investigator and a second nurse with at least 5 years of experience in neonatal intensive care and recorded on the follow-up form by scoring the pain levels 1 minute before (0 min), during, 2 and 5 min after the heel pricking procedure in the neonates in the NIPS intervention groups via the be"