Sure, after birth babies cry because one of their needs aren’t being met and the womb is a self contained pleasure palace, but still, babies with colic cry for no understandable reason.
A while back I saw a documentary showing a babies ‘silent scream’ used to prove young fetuses can feel pain, but is that the same?
Why “scream” why not “yawn”? If that video you saw was “the silent scream” it proves nothing.
The medical profession in general* is convinced on the basis of neuroanatomy and physiology that foetuses don’t feel pain before 24weeks.
Cite: http://www.rcog.org.uk/fetal-awareness-review-research-and-recommendations-practice
*dissenting opinions exist.Obviously.
How could a fetus cry when there is no air in the womb? Or do you mean just tears?
I often yawn when getting poked with sharp objects.
Fine. I’ll take your word for it, post 24 weeks they’re still in the womb so lets get back to my question.
In my recent experience babies don’t even have tears when they’re little they just scream and you don’t have to hear them to see their face get that way.
All I can contribute is that they do hiccup.
Aren’t the fetus’s lungs filled with liquid? In that case, I don’t think the voice box would work.
I think maybe you and I are thinking of different things.
When I think of a baby crying, the baby is making noise - screams, sobs, something - which isn’t possible without air.
Are you maybe asking is it possible for a fetus to be in anguish? I think yes. I don’t think they can cry though.
This is what I think of as crying:
From here.