Babies are born with different reflexes that help them survive the first months of life. Reflexes are involuntary actions that arise in response to certain stimuli. The extrusion or tongue-thrust ...

You may have noticed your baby being startled or reacting suddenly when you're trying to put them down to sleep. This is the Moro reflex, one of several normal reflexes that healthy babies are born ...

The rooting reflex allows a newborn baby to find your breast or a bottle to begin feeding. It’s one of several reflexes, or involuntary movements, that babies are born with which help them through ...

Reflexes are movements that humans do involuntarily, without thinking. You can observe these from the moment your child is born. There are five common reflexes you’ll see in your newborn: The ...

The Moro reflex, or startle reflex, refers to an involuntary motor response that infants develop shortly after birth. This may include extending their arms and possibly moving their legs, before ...