Unborn babies 'recognise pain'

Babies begin to recognise pain just before they are born, a study has shown.

Unborn babies 'recognise pain'

Babies begin to recognise pain just before they are born, a study has shown.

They learn to tell the difference between pain and touch from around the 35th to 37th week of pregnancy, researchers have discovered.

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