PEARL - Pain in Early Life

PEARL (Pain in Early Life) is a Network for Research and Education that was established in 2014 to initially bring together pediatric pain researchers in Nordic countries. Since then, activities have also targeted other countries. The aim of the network is (1) to provide parents with evidence-based information on pediatric pain and its relieving strategies, (2) to provide healthcare professionals with evidence-based tools for the management of pain, and (3) to perform collaborative research.

A survey about the role of parents in neonatal pain management

The survey was performed by a working group within the Special Interest Group on Neonatal Pain within European Society of Pediatric Research (ESPR Neonatal Pain SIG) and the Pain in Early Life (PEARL) network. It was distributed through a number of professional and scientific networks around the globe.

Please, read the results from our published paper: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/9/1105

POP-project: Parent-led pain management to Optimize neonatal Pain care (2024-)

Hospitalized newborns are subjected to a number of painful procedures every day, with a risk of short- and long term consequences. It is well-known that parent engagement is one of the most effective ways to reduce pain in newborns, yet there is a large knowledge-to-practice gap before parent-led pain management is implemented in all neonatal units.

POP is a multinational research project aiming to explore reasons for this shortcoming and to develop tools for neonatal units to improve their practices, giving parents a natural place in their infant's pain management.

POP is built by parents, researchers and clinicians in a common effort to improve neonatal pain management.

Please, read more about this new project: https://pearl.direct/home/pop