Infant reflexes

Infant Reflexes

Branch 1: Primitive Reflexes

  • Rooting Reflex

    • Appears: Birth

    • Disappears: 4 months

  • Sucking Reflex

    • Appears: Birth

    • Disappears: 4 months

  • Moro Reflex (Startle Reflex)

    • Appears: Birth

    • Disappears: 4-6 months

  • Palmar Grasp Reflex

    • Appears: Birth

    • Disappears: 5-6 months

  • Plantar Grasp Reflex

    • Appears: Birth

    • Disappears: 9-12 months

  • Babinski Reflex

    • Appears: Birth

    • Disappears: 12-24 months

  • Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR)

    • Appears: Birth

    • Disappears: 4-6 months

  • Stepping Reflex

    • Appears: Birth

    • Disappears: 2 months

Branch 2: Postural Reflexes

  • Parachute Reflex

    • Appears: 6-8 months

    • Disappears: Persists

  • Landau Reflex

    • Appears: 3-4 months

    • Disappears: 12-24 months

Branch 3: Other Reflexes

  • Galant Reflex (Trunk Incurvation Reflex)

    • Appears: Birth

    • Disappears: 4-6 months

  • Swimming Reflex

    • Appears: Birth

    • Disappears: 4-6 months

  • Babkin Reflex

    • Appears: Birth

    • Disappears: 3-4 months

  • Crossed Extension Reflex

    • Appears: Birth

    • Disappears: 1-2 months

  • Placing Reflex

    • Appears: Birth

    • Disappears: 2 months

  • Flexor Withdrawal Reflex

    • Appears: Birth

    • Disappears: 2 months