Some of the signs of<unk>  are obvious, requiring no special equipment or training. The baby is crying and irritable when awake, develops a disturbed sleep pattern, feeds poorly, and shows a fearful, distrustful reaction towards care-givers. The classical International Association for the Study of Pain definition of pain as a subjective, emotional experience that is described in terms of tissue damage, depends on the sufferer being able to self-report pain, which is little use in diagnosing and treating<unk> . More significant are non-verbal responses, of which there are two kinds: gross physical movements and physiological response measurements. The former are simple direct observation, while the latter requires specific equipment to monitor blood pressure and stress hormone levels. The cry response is increasingly important, as researchers are now able to differentiate between different kinds of cry: classed as "hungry", "angry", and "fearful or in pain". Interpretation is difficult, however, depending on the sensitivity of the listener, and varies significantly between observers. Studies have sought additional, visible and easily definable indicators of pain and in particular the high level of pain detected in<unk>  when hungry, compared to pain levels in further developed children. Combinations of crying with facial expressions, posture and movements, aided by physiological measurements, have been tested and found to be reliable indicators. A number of such observational scales have been published and verified Even with noticeable responses from an infant, the underlying problem may be hidden. Due to the inability to speak or the side effects of the illness, it may be difficult to receive a proper diagnosis, causing infant diagnosis to be one of the hardest to do in the medical field. Children and Infants’ Postoperative Pain Scale The Children and Infants Postoperative Pain Scale (ChIPPS) is often used in the assessment of hospitalised<unk> . The scale requires no special measurements, and is therefore applicable across a wide range of circumstances. Described in 2000, the scale uses a measurement of five items, each rated as 0, 1, or 2 based on the following parameters: Item Score 0 Score 1 Score 2 Crying None Moaning Screaming Facial expression Relaxed smiling Wry mouth Grimacing Posture of the trunk Neutral Variable Rear up Posture of the legs Neutral Kicking Tightened Motor restlessness None Moderate Restless Total score indicates how the baby should be managed according to the scale: * 0–3 No requirement for treating pain, * 4–10 Progressively greater need for analgesia. All observations, both movement and physiological, tend to decrease when pain is persistent, thus rendering the scale unreliable in acute or prolonged cases. In addition, hyperalgesia and allodynia, occur more quickly and more extensively in<unk>  than in adults. Day to day changes in the response to a specific injury may therefore become unpredictable and variable.
Pain in babies
Infant crying
Breastfeeding difficulties
Chest pain in children
symptoms of Birth defect
Undernutrition in children
Omphalitis of newborn
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