Tonic neck reflex
A newborn reflex that resembles a fencing position. When your infant's head is turned to the side, one arm will straighten, the opposite arm will bend, and often one knee will significantly bend.
Tonic Neck Reflex: This is also called the fencing reflex, because of the position the baby assumes.
Tonic neck reflex
When a baby's head is turned to one side, the arm on that side stretches out and the opposite arm bends up at the elbow. This is often called the "fencing" position.
tonic neck reflex
This reflex describes a baby's automatic response to turn his head to one side while stretching his arm and leg out to the same side.
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Tonic Neck Reflex - A reflex of the infant that is present at birth and disspears at approximately six to seven months of age.
A baby will also likely show the tonic neck reflex, or fencer's pose. This is when a newborn's head is turned to one side and the infant automatically straightens the arm on that side of the body while bending the opposite arm.
 See also: Reflex, Newborn, Pregnancy, Moro reflex, Pregnant
  
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