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TIL Because infants are born with underdeveloped nervous systems, the medical community had a general misconception that newborns couldn't feel pain. Due to that belief and the risks involved, neonatal surgery was commonly performed without anesthesia. This practice continued until the late 1980's.

by /u/LiveFree_OrDie603 in /r/todayilearned

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