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Sunday, February 17, 2013

Sucking Reflex

Onset: 28 weeks of gestation
Stimulus: Object in mouth
Response: begins to suck
Integration: 2 months
Negative Effects if Persistent
may have difficulty developing more mature oral motor patterns
similar to the rooting reflex

Source:  Dreeben p. 423
Posted by robin in alabama at 4:46 PM
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