Immediate New Born Care

Question 1

Also known as developmental, primary, or primitive reflexes

Answer 1

Neonatal Reflexes

Question 2

This reflex protects the eyes from any object coming near it

Answer 2

Blink reflex

Question 3

What is the Rooting Reflex?

Answer 3

• helps the NB to find food
• When cheek is stroked near mouth, NB will turn head in the same direction
• disappears after 6 weeks

Question 4

What is the Sucking Reflex?

Answer 4

• helps NB to find food
• when NB’s lips are touched, the baby makes a sucking motion
• disappears after 6 months

Question 5

This reflex happens when food reaches the posterior portion of the tongue

Answer 5

Swallowing reflex

Question 6

This reflex prevents swallowing of inedible substances placed on the anterior portion of the tongue and disappears in 4 months

Answer 6

Extrusion reflex

Question 7

What is the palmar grasp?

Answer 7

• when finger is placed on the palm of NB, the hand closes
• disappears after 6 weeks to 3 months

Question 8

What is the Step(Walk)-in-Place?

Answer 8

• NBs who are held in a vertical position with their feet touching a hard surface will take a few quick, alternating steps
• disappears by 3 months

Question 9

What is the placing reflex?

Answer 9

• similar to step-in-place
• elicited by touching the anterior surface of the lower leg against a hard surface

Question 10

What is plantar grasp?

Answer 10

• same as palmar grasp but with feet
• disappears after 8-9 months

Question 11

What is the Tonic neck reflex (Fencing posture)?

Answer 11

• occurs when NB’s head is rotated to one side, the extremities of the same side will extend
• disappears between 2-3 months

Question 12

What is the Moro Reflex?

Answer 12

• one hand supporting head and the other on buttocks
• sudden dropping of head examiner’s hand
• extension and abduction of the extremities and an audible cry
• disappears by 4-5 months

Question 13

An absent Moro response suggests

Answer 13

hemiplegia, brachial plexus palsy, or a fractured clavicle

Question 14

Moro reflex beyond 5 months suggests

Answer 14

severe neurological defects

Question 15

What is the Babinski reflex?

Answer 15

• sole of foot is stroked, plantar flexion in response
• disappears after 3 months

Question 16

What is the Magnet Reflex?

Answer 16

• NB lying in pushes back against pressure on the sole of feet

Question 17

What is the Crossed Extension reflex?

Answer 17

• one leg extended and sole of foot is stroked, other leg extends and tries to push away hand

Question 18

What is Trunk Incurvation?

Answer 18

• NB lying in prone
• paravertebral area is stroked, they flex their trunk towards the touch

Question 19

What is the Landau Reflex?

Answer 19

• NB held in prone position demonstrates muscle tone

Question 20

What is determined by evaluating the degree of flexion and resistance of the extremities?

Answer 20

Muscle Tones

Question 21

This is done by flexing the newborn’s hand towards the ventral forearm until resistance is felt

Answer 21

Square window sign

Question 22

This is done by fully flexing the arm for 5 seconds until the arm is released

Answer 22

Arm Recoil

Question 23

This is done by flexing the thigh on the abdomen and chest

Answer 23

Popliteal angle (degree of knee flexion)