This is an involuntary startle response called the Moro reflex. Your baby does this reflexively in response to being startled. It’s something that newborn babies do and then stop doing within a ...

This "startle reflex" is also one of the things your baby’s doctor checks for right after birth and during child health visits. The Moro reflex is a typical development milestone in newborn ...

Anything that intuitively causes alarm can activate a baby's self-preserving survival instincts and instantaneously trigger this reflex. Infants can even startle themselves to trigger a Moro reflex.

This newborn reflex is triggered by touching the ... The Moro reflex, also called the startle reflex, is the baby’s reaction to being startled. The cause is often a loud sound, a sudden movement ...

They can startle at nothing, suck at the air, cross their eyes, breathe funny, and more. New parents may be a little worried about what is and isn’t normal. Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, explains ...

The rooting reflex is a natural reflexive response observed in newborn babies. It is an automatic reaction that helps infants find and latch onto a nipple or a source of food for feeding (often ...

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