Other newborn reflexes include the Moro reflex (aka the startle reflex), the Babinski reflex, the tonic neck reflex, the galant reflex, the stepping reflex, and the palmar grasp reflex.

This reflex helps to develop range of motion in your baby’s hip so that they’ll be ready to crawl and then walk. Thank Russian neurologist Galant for pointing it out. It’s easy to see how ...

The Galant reflex is a newborn reflex. It is elicited by holding the newborn in ventral suspension (face down) and stroking along the one side of the spine. The normal reaction is for the newborn to ...

A video of a baby “two-stepping” is melting hearts ... which is known as the Galant reflex. The purpose of the reflex is to “encourage movement and develop a range of motion in the hips ...