What Are Neonatal Reflexes?

Infant reflex refers to the primitive reflex inherent in human infants.

Baby reflex

Infant reflex refers to human infants

Baby reflex finger human

These reflexes in the newborn are not a purposeless exercise, and the child's future ability is developed from the repositories of experience. If you have done several tests and found that the response of the newborn is not sensitive, you should pay attention to observation and consult with a child care physician or neurologist in time to detect early if there is a disorder in the function of the nervous system.

1. Touch the newborn's cheek or lips with his finger to see if his mouth is looking in the direction of his finger. This reflection is called "foraging reflection". It is better to do this test before feeding.

2. Use your fingers to gently scratch the outer part of the newborn's foot. The five toes of the newborn will be separated, and the thumb will be tilted upwards.

3. Put the stick on the palm of the newborn to see if he holds it tightly, and sometimes even lift the newborn.

4. Holding the newborn's armpit, let it stand upright, and gently press the instep of one foot with his hand, he will successfully lift the left and right feet successively, as if walking.

5. Put a strong stimulus near the nose, and the newborn will twist his head to the other side, showing his avoidance ability.

6. When prone, he will try his best to lift his head, and then turn his face to the side.

7. Blink your eyes when encountering strong light to protect your eyes from irritation.

8. When the newborn is sitting upright, his neck shakes constantly, but he will not be injured. Once seated, when his head is upright, if his head falls forward, he will correct to fall backward. This up and down is a balanced response.

9. Pat him on one leg, and the leg will retract. If he cannot get rid of it, the other foot will come to help.

10. Open the "candle bag", the newborn will stretch lazy, and biped like a bicycle.