list of newborn reflexes
Newborn reflexes are involuntary movements that babies make when a part of their body is stimulated. The main newborn reflexes include: Sucking reflex. A newborn sucks when a nipple or finger is placed in his or her mouth. Rooting reflex. When the side of a baby's cheek is touched, the head turns and his or her mouth reaches toward it. Traction response. When a newborn is
Primitive reflexes. Primitive reflexes are reflex actions originating in the central nervous system that are exhibited by normal infants, but not neurologically intact adults, in response to particular stimuli. These reflexes are absent due to the development of the frontal lobes as a child transitions normally into child development. These primitive reflexes are also called infantile, infant or newborn reflexes. Older children and adults with atypical neurology may retain these reflexes and primitive reflexes may