Your Friends John and Lisa Are Wondering Whether Their Newborn

question 153

Multiple Choice

Your friends John and Lisa are wondering whether their newborn son can feel pain. What can you tell them about infants' ability to feel pain?

• A)Infant nervous systems are not sufficiently developed to transmit pain.
• B)The skin of infants does not have as many pain receptors as the skin of adults.
• C)Behaviour suggests that newborns do not experience pain.
• D)Physical development and behaviour suggests that newborns are capable of feeling pain.

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