Your baby's newborn reflexes – called developmental reflexes or primitive reflexes – are survival instincts triggered by their central nervous system. A reflex can be a spontaneous movement ...

The Moro reflex is a protective "primitive reflex" seen in healthy babies up to 6 months old. A baby's arms quickly extend away from the body with palms up and fingers splayed apart, and then ...

Yeah, and that… Well, they might not be doing back flips, but right from the first moment your baby's equipped with a number of reflexes to help them survive. If you tickle the palm of the hand ...

In a 1964 video, Dr. Apgar assists a nurse through checking a newborn's reflexes.