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Explain five types of reflexes displayed by a healthy newborn

Explain five types of reflexes displayed by a healthy newborn

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John
i) Blinking - Stimulated by a flash of light/ put off of air directed at infant closes eyes

ii) Rooting - Stimulated by stroking infant's cheek/ side of mouth infant turns head towards side that was touched

iii) Sucking - Stimulated by placing an object in the infant's mouth infant sucks the object.

iv) Swallowing - Stimulated by putting milk/ liquid in the baby's mouth baby swallows

V) Moro/ startle - Stimulated by putting infants feet upright infant shows stepping motion

vi) Palmer/ grasping - stimulated by placing an object in the infant's palm infant closes fist/ grasps tightly

vii) Swimming - Stimulated by placing an infant in water

viii) Tonic neck - Stimulated by placing an infant on the back infant forms fists with both hands/ turns head to the right.
johnmulu answered the question on August 10, 2017 at 06:14

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