| Study | Study population | Comparision | Primary outcome | Acupuncture point |
| Ecevit et al. | Preterm infants (n = 10) | Breast milk only and breast milk and needle acupuncture | Crying duration during heel prick for blood gas analysis | Yintang point |
| Abbasoglu et al. | Preterm infants (n = 36) | Acupressure and routine care | Shorter procedural time and shorter crying time | BL60 and K3 points |
| Abbasoglu et al. | Term infants (n = 42) | Laser acupuncture and oral sucrose solution | Shorter procedure time and longer crying time and worse NIPS scores | Yintang point |
| Tugcu et al. | Term infants (n = 17) | Acupressure | Neonatal skin perfusion, oxygen saturation and pulse rate. | Yintang point |