NEONATAL REFLEXES
This reflex makes a baby turn their head when you touch their cheek.
What is the Rooting Reflex?
When you put a finger in a baby's palm, the baby closes their fingers around it.
What is the Palmar Grasp Reflex?
his is the first stage of prenatal development, starting when the egg and sperm join.
What is the Germinal Stage?
This group is usually a child's first source of love, care, and support.
What is the family?
A baby turns toward a touch on their cheek because they are looking for food.
What is the Rooting Reflex?
When something touches a baby's mouth, this reflex makes the baby start sucking.
What is the Sucking Reflex?
When you touch the bottom of a baby's foot under the toes, the toes curl down.
What is the Plantar Grasp Reflex?
During this stage, the basic body parts and organs begin to form.
What is the Embryonic Stage?
Parents and caregivers can help children develop by giving them love, guidance, and protection.
What is support?
A baby holds your finger after you place it in their hand.
What is the Palmar Grasp Reflex?
This reflex helps a baby safely take milk from the mouth to the stomach.
What is the Swallowing Reflex?
When a baby's feet touch a flat surface while being held up, the baby may move their legs like they are walking.
What is the Stepping Reflex?
During this stage, the baby grows bigger and the organs continue to develop.
What is the Fetal Stage?
A child's family can influence their emotional, social, and personal development.
What is family influence?
his prenatal stage comes after the embryonic stage and is when the baby mainly grows and continues developing.
What is the Fetal Stage?
A sudden loud sound can make a baby move their arms and legs out and then bring them back. What reflex is this?
What is the Moro Reflex?
Why are newborn reflexes important? They are automatic actions that can help a baby survive and develop.
What are survival and development?
The placenta helps the developing baby get oxygen and nutrients from the mother.
What is the placenta?
A home where children receive care and support can help them develop in a healthy way.
What is a supportive family environment?
A baby is startled by a sudden noise and moves their arms out before bringing them back in. This is an example of what?
What is the Moro Reflex?
When a baby's head turns to one side, the arm on that side stretches out while the other arm bends. What reflex is this?
What is the Asymmetric Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR)?
Doctors can check newborn reflexes because they can give information about how the baby's nervous system is developing.
What are signs of nervous system development?
Put these stages in the correct order: fetal, germinal, embryonic.
What is germinal, embryonic, and fetal?
A child learns things like sharing, cooperation, and some social behaviors from the people and environment around them.
What is social learning?
Why do newborn reflexes matter even though babies do not control them on purpose?
What are automatic responses that help with survival, feeding, protection, and early development?