A mother cradling her baby

Why are newborns soothed by being contained and touched?

What can be more relaxing than a body massage, heavy workout at the gym, sitting in a hot tub or falling asleep in a moving car (being the passenger, of course)? All these experiences result from stimuli to our senses of touch and of body position. This is referred to as proprioception. When we receive […]

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