Wtf wasnβt the horrific crying a clue
How did it take until 1987
TIL that until infant pain was formally recognized in 1987, it was widely assumed that infants didn't feel pain, leading to many undergoing major surgeries without anesthesia.
https://hms.harvard.edu/news/long-life-early-pain
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1e7ey9s/til_that_until_infant_pain_was_formally/
Discussion
People still think fetuses don't feel pain, and many don't consider them human...