Infant boys often drift into a deep sleep after circumcision. This is most likely
A) a mechanism to cope with the pain.
B) an indication that infants don't feel pain.
C) an indication that infants feel excessive pain in such surgeries.
D) an indication that such surgery can sooth the infants.

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Infant boys likely drift into a deep sleep after circumcision as a coping mechanism to deal with the pain. Infants do feel pain, and their bodies may respond to intense or overwhelming pain by shutting down into a deep sleep state to recover and protect themselves.

Infant Boys Often Drift into a Deep Sleep After Circumcision