Experts have never been sure how a premature baby responds to pain, the Journal of Neuroscience reported.This makes clear exactly what abortion is.
But a team from University College London found that they do feel pain after analysing brain scans taken when blood samples were being drawn.
They hope the findings will lead to more formal plans for managing pain in premature babies.
Lead researcher Professor Maria Fitzgerald said: "We have shown for the first time that the information about pain reaches the brain in premature babies.
"Beforehand, although we could assume it, we did not know for sure that these babies could feel pain.
"These babies' brains are so immature that it was difficult to genuinely know that the pain was going to their brain."
Previous research had shown that premature babies are capable of displaying behavioural, physiological and metabolic signs of pain and distress.
Friday, April 07, 2006
So ... What Are You Choosing?
All of those of you who are "pro-choice" and believe that a fetus is just a clump of cells need to read this. From the very liberal BBC, Premature babies 'feel true pain'
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