Janeen touches her newborn's cheek. Her baby turns toward Janeen's hand and opens her mouth. Janeen has triggered:

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The rooting reflex is a natural instinct in newborns that causes them to turn their head and open their mouth in response to being touched on the cheek or lip. This reflex helps them to find and latch onto their mother's nipple during breastfeeding. The sucking reflex and grasping reflex are other common newborn reflexes, but they are not triggered by touch on the cheek. The quickening reflex is not a known reflex in newborns.

Janeen Touches Her Newborn's Cheek