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Your baby's reflexes explained

We’ve all seen what happens when your doctor taps your knee with a hammer – that comedic swing of the leg is just one of our many reflexes, as is coughing and the instinct to remove our hand from a hot surface.

Reflexes are an involuntary response that protect us from danger, and babies are born with a whole set of them. Here’s our guide to the marvellous feats you will see performed by your infant.

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