The Voice of the Voiceless: NAS Babies Cry Thomas Thannickal The sound of the newborn baby’s first cry (vagitus) is magical for parents. The infant needs to take the first breath. The first cry is critical to the transition from fetal circulation to living outside the womb successfully. The only way young babies know how to communicate is through crying. The pitch and sound of a baby’s cry is designed by nature to get you to respond quickly. An unusually high-pitched scream of babies alarmingly increases in the USA and developed countries. It is the first sign of [...]