Eduardo

“They used to say babies were unconscious, didn't experience pain. Even when I was in graduate school, my professors said, "No, you don't need to anesthetize a baby to do surgery," because even though they might be screaming and turning red, their brains aren't developed enough to experience pain. That was the standard psychologist opinion. At the time, I understood that they were insane, but... [ You knew they were crackers, right?] Yeah...” — Ray Peat “Limited understanding of infant pain has led to its lack of recognition in clinical practice.” “As recently as the 1980s it was common practice for babies to be given neuromuscular blocks but no pain relief medication during surgery. In 2014 a review of neonatal pain management practice in intensive care highlighted that although such infants experience an average of 11 painful procedures per day 60% of babies do not receive any kind of pain medication.”