Background and aims: The effect of the infusion of synthetic oxytocin (OT) on newborn behaviour has received little attention although there is a growing body of evidence that suggests it can affect ...

The sucking reflex comes naturally to most babies, and its key to helping them effectively drink formula or breastmilk. Here's what you need to know. Your baby does this without thinking about it ...

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, but it's ...

Intrauterine infection is a significant cause of early preterm birth. We have developed a fetal–neonatal model in the rhesus macaque to determine the impact of chronic intrauterine infection with ...

Very few people can resist smiling at a newborn baby — signaling positive emotions, such as joy and interest. Of course, this is especially true for new parents. One study found that new mothers ...

Since the day a baby is born, his or her body is pre-programmed with survival reflexes. One of these is the Moro reflex or the startle reflex, one of the numerous primitive reflexes of a newborn baby ...

Reflexes are automatic and involuntary actions the body produces in response to certain stimuli. While some reflexes can involve muscles and movement, others involve internal processes within the body ...

Every new parent looks for reassurance that their baby is healthy and developing as expected. From long stretches of sleep to frequent feeding, there are several natural behaviours that act as ...

Most male rats castrated 4 days after birth and given exogenous testosterone in adulthood were sexually motivated but incapable of completing the mating sequence with an ejaculatory response. When ...