It wasn't until 1987 that the American Academy of Pediatrics explicitly recommended giving babies pain relief during surgical procedures. 1987!(!!!) Why? Parental outrage, initially kicked off by a mother whose infant received *open heart surgery* with no pain management.
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A good chunk of the 19th century anesthesia hadn’t even been invented or widely used for anyone, let alone babies.
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Not arguing that some procedures were done without appropriate analgesia, but the image of surgeons operating on babies who are paralyzed but conscious isn’t accurate from my understanding of medical history.
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