This week, science editor brian resnick examines the elusive sense of touch and its evil twin pain. And just a head's up before we start, this episode discusses painful experiences that happen to infants. i spent my whole life imagining what it was going to be like to be pregnant," naomi rendina says. "I only call her and say, mommy, when something's wrong"
Doctors can save the lives of premature infants, but the process is often painful. Luckily, a solution might be as simple as a parent’s loving touch.
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