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Babies feel pain at 35 to 37 weeks of development

9 September 2011

A study led by Dr Lorenzo Fabrizi (UCL Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology) shows that babies can distinguish painful stimuli as being different from general touch at 35-37 weeks gestation. Read: New Scientist, ABC News, Daily Mirror, Herald, More info: UCL Press Release