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 ...

A reflex is a response to a stimulus and that occurs without conscious thought. Examples of adult reflexes include pulling your hand away from a hot stove and jerking your lower leg when the area ...

When babies are born, everything they experience is new. They go from being safe and warm in the womb to having all sorts of sights, sounds, smells, and feelings thrown at them. If your baby feels any ...

Lisa Scott has received funding from the National Science Foundation and the US Army Research Institute. Parents often receive books at pediatric checkups via programs like Reach Out and Read and hear ...

OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to examine the relation between iron status and neurobehavioral development in premature infants. RESULTS: Infants in group 1 (anemia/low ferritin) had a ...

A video of a baby “two-stepping” is melting hearts everywhere. In the clip, a healthcare worker can be seen stroking down each side of a newborn’s spine, with its bottom instinctively wiggling in the ...