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    Newborn reflexes are involuntary responses to stimuli that help assess normal development. There are 11 main reflexes like blinking, rooting, and sucking that appear at birth and typically disappear by ages 3-12 months as the nervous system matures. Understanding these reflexes allows doctors to identify developmental delays or abnormalities if a baby does not display the expected reflexes for their age.

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    Newborn reflexes are involuntary responses to stimuli that help assess normal development. There are 11 main reflexes like blinking, rooting, and sucking that appear at birth and typically disappear by ages 3-12 months as the nervous system matures. Understanding these reflexes allows doctors to identify developmental delays or abnormalities if a baby does not display the expected reflexes for their age.

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    Newborn reflexes are involuntary responses to stimuli that help assess normal development. There are 11 main reflexes like blinking, rooting, and sucking that appear at birth and typically disappear by ages 3-12 months as the nervous system matures. Understanding these reflexes allows doctors to identify developmental delays or abnormalities if a baby does not display the expected reflexes for their age.

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    Newborn Reflexes

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    Jayrelle D. Safran
    Newborn reflexes are involuntary responses to stimuli that help assess normal development. There are 11 main reflexes like blinking, rooting, and sucking that appear at birth and typically disappear by ages 3-12 months as the nervous system matures. Understanding these reflexes allows doctors to identify developmental delays or abnormalities if a baby does not display the expected reflexes for their age.

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    NEWBORN REFLEXES

    INTRODUCTION
     A reflex is an involuntary or automatic action that your
    body does in response something without even having to
    think about it

     Neonatal reflexes – inborn reflexes present at birth and


    occur in a predictable fashion

     Normally developing newborn should respond to certain


    stimuli with these reflexes
    SIGNIFICANCE OF REFLEXES
     Helps a paedodontist to identify whether the child is
    developing normally or not

     Tells about what abnormalities the child may be having


    if all reflexes are not proper

     Knowledge of development of motor skills – helps to


    identify whether development is going on at a proper
    rate or not
    TYPES OF REFLEXES
     1. Blink Reflex -to protect the eye from any object
    coming near it by rapid eyelid closure.

     2. Rooting reflex - Newborn’s cheek is brushed or


    stroked near the corner of the mouth, the child will turn
    the head in that direction.
     They start sucking, thus allowing for breast feeding.
     3. Sucking Reflex - When a newborn’s lips re touched,
    the baby makes a sucking motion. Diminish at 6 months
    of age
     Disappears around 12 months

     4. Swallowing reflex - Food that reaches the posterior


    portion of the tongue is automatically swallowed.
     5. Palmar Grasp Reflex - Grasp an object placed in their
    palm by closing their fingers on it. Disappears at 6
    weeks to 3 months. A baby begins to grasp meaningfully
    at about 3 months of age.
     Begins at 32 weeks of gestation

     6. Step (Walk) in place Reflex - Newborns who are held


    in A vertical position with their feet touching a hard
    surface will take a few quick alternating steps.
    Disappears by 3 months of age
     Present at birth
     7. Plantar Grasp Reflex - When an object touches the
    sole of a newborn’s foot at the base of the toes, the toes
    grasp in the same manner as the fingers do. Disappears
    at about 8-9 months of age in preparation for walking.
     Present at 32 weeks of gestation

     8. Moro / Startle Reflex- Can be initiated by startling the


    newborn with a loud noise or by jarring the bassinet.
    Fingers assume a typical “C” position. The reflex
    stimulates the action of someone trying to ward off an
    attacker, then covering up to protect himself.
     Begins at 28 weeks of gestation
     9. Babinski Reflex-When the side of the sole of the foot
    is stroked in an inverted “J” curve from the heel upward.
    This reaction occurs because nervous system
    development is immature.
     Present at birth, disappears at approximate 9-10 months

     10. Magnet Reflex - If pressure is applied to the soles of


    the feet of a newborn lying in a supine position, he or she
    pushes back against the pressure.
     11. Landau Reflex - A newborn who is held in a prone
    position with a hand underneath supporting the trunk
    should demonstrate some muscle tone. Babies may not
    be able to lift their head or arch their back ( at 3 months),
    but they sag into an inverted “U” position.
     Appears at approximately 3 months, disappears at 12-24
    months
    CONCLUSION
     Appropriate knowledge of reflexes enables a
    paedodontist
     To identify whether the child is developing normally or
    not
     To identify whether development is going on at a proper
    rate or not
     Knowledge of abnormalities if all reflexes are not proper

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