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Less internal rotation in shoulders relative to neonate1,6
Pronated forearms accept partial body weight because elbows are further forward, closer to shoulders than neonate1,6
Ulnar border of hands also bears weight due to decreased shoulder internal rotation1, 6
Elbows still behind shoulders1
Protective head turning may stimulate rooting thus head and mouth to hand1
Figure 2.8.1
Figure 2.8.1
Elbows behind shoulders; forearms pronated; beginning to bear weight on ulnar border of the hands
Figure 2.8.2
Figure 2.8.2
Protective head turning may stimulate rooting
Figure 2.8.3
Figure 2.8.3
Protective head turning stimulates the rooting reflex
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