😨 Babies Had Surgery Without Anesthesia Until the 1980s!
As late as 1985, many doctors believed newborns didn’t feel pain—so some surgeries were done with no anesthesia. 😳
They thought babies’ nervous systems were too immature to process pain. That changed after research showed infants experience pain intensely, leading to new medical standards.
Imagine being told, “It’s just a reflex.” 🫠