Can newborns feel pain do they respond to touch?

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Maynard Wunsch asked a question: Can newborns feel pain do they respond to touch?
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Date created: Sun, Sep 19, 2021 7:11 AM
Date updated: Thu, Oct 20, 2022 7:56 PM

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The results confirm that yes, babies do indeed feel pain, and that they process it similarly to adults. Until as recently as the 1980s, researchers assumed newborns did not have fully developed pain receptors, and believed that any responses babies had to pokes or pricks were merely muscular reactions.

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