what is the first sense a baby develops
A baby's sense of touch develops while it is still in the womb. According to the book Introduction to Infant Development, a fetus will pull away from an object that touches its face at 8 weeks; by 14 weeks, it can feel with most of its body.ot only do newborns have a well-developed sense of touch, this sense is vital to their survival. According to Dr. Ben Benjamin, nearly all infants institutionalized in the United States in the early 1900s died from what is now called failure to thrive.