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Grasp response
Stimulate the palm of the baby’s hands and observe the reflex grasping of your finger. Stroke the sole of the foot, and the toes will flex and curl around your examining finger. Make sure that the response is not inhibited by unintended stimulation of the dorsal aspect of feet and hands. Persistence of the palmar grasp reflex beyond 6 months suggests cerebral dysfunction. It should be noted that babies normally hold their hands clenched during the first month of life. Persistence of the fisted hand beyond 2 months also suggests central nervous system damage. (Source: Medri Vodcast: Neonatology)
Source: Medri Vodcast: Neonatology - February 4, 2008 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Rijeka University School of Medicine Tags: Medicine Source Type: podcasts

Grasp response
Stimulate the palm of the baby ’s hands and observe the reflex grasping of your finger. Stroke the sole of the foot, and the toes will flex and curl around your examining finger. Make sure that the response is not inhibited by unintended stimulation of the dorsal aspect of feet and hands. Persistence of the palmar grasp refle x beyond 6 months suggests cerebral dysfunction. It should be noted that babies normally hold their hands clenched during the first month of life. Persistence of the fisted hand beyond 2 months also suggests central nervous system damage. (Source: Medri Vodcast: Neonatology)
Source: Medri Vodcast: Neonatology - February 4, 2008 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Rijeka University School of Medicine Tags: Medicine Source Type: podcasts

Galant's reflex
Hold the baby horizontally and prone in one of your hands. Stimulate one side of the baby ’s back approximately 1 cm from the midline along a paravertebral line extending from shoulder to the buttocks. This produces a curving of the trunk toward the stimulated side, with shoulders and pelvis moving in that direction. Pelvic response to stimulation of the back and flanks should be symme trical. This reflex is absent in transverse spinal cord lesions or injuries. (Source: Medri Vodcast: Neonatology)
Source: Medri Vodcast: Neonatology - February 4, 2008 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Rijeka University School of Medicine Tags: Medicine Source Type: podcasts

Galant's reflex
Hold the baby horizontally and prone in one of your hands. Stimulate one side of the baby’s back approximately 1 cm from the midline along a paravertebral line extending from shoulder to the buttocks. This produces a curving of the trunk toward the stimulated side, with shoulders and pelvis moving in that direction. Pelvic response to stimulation of the back and flanks should be symmetrical. This reflex is absent in transverse spinal cord lesions or injuries. (Source: Medri Vodcast: Neonatology)
Source: Medri Vodcast: Neonatology - February 4, 2008 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Rijeka University School of Medicine Tags: Medicine Source Type: podcasts

Crawling reflex
can be stimulated by placing the neonate prone on a flat surface. The neonate will attempt to crawl forward when the sole of his feet are touched. Voluntary crawling begins around 7 months. (Source: Medri Vodcast: Neonatology)
Source: Medri Vodcast: Neonatology - February 4, 2008 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Rijeka University School of Medicine Tags: Medicine Source Type: podcasts

Introduction: Primitive reflexes
The findings during the neurological examination in infancy, especially in the newborn period, differ markedly from those present in children and adults. There are number of specific reflex activities so called infantile automatisms, found in the normal newborn that disappear in early infancy. Reflexes are an involuntary muscle reactions to a certain type of stimulation and their absence in the neonate, or the persistence of some beyond their expected time of disappearance may indicate severe central nervous system dysfunctions. (Source: Medri Vodcast: Neonatology)
Source: Medri Vodcast: Neonatology - February 4, 2008 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Rijeka University School of Medicine Tags: Medicine Source Type: podcasts

Interview with Professor John McGrath regarding research
In conversation with Dr Andrew Amos, Professor John McGrath describes his vision for expanding the impact of psychiatric research to identify modifiable risk factors for psychosis, including perinatal vitamin D, trauma, cannabis and paternal age. Professor McGrath discusses the framework he and collaborators are currently creating that will expose psychiatric doctors to real-world research from early in training and provide pathways to research involvement. This will range from understanding the literature, through collection of data, to the beginnings of independent research. (Source: Raj Persaud talks to...)
Source: Raj Persaud talks to... - October 24, 2006 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Science & Medicine Source Type: podcasts

The impact of COVID-19 on maternal mental health
The ongoing impact of COVID-19 on global mental health is widely acknowledged, and women in the perinatal period may be particularly vulnerable to related mental health problems. In this podcast, Dr Liz Rose and Dr Mano Manoharan talk to CPDO Trainee Editor Dr Jennifer Powell about the effect the pandemic has had on the mental health of this group, highlighting recent case examples from a busy and diverse perinatal psychiatry service. (Source: Raj Persaud talks to...)
Source: Raj Persaud talks to... - October 24, 2006 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Royal College of Psychiatrists Tags: Science & Medicine Source Type: podcasts

Perinatal mental health
Professor Anne Buist, Director of Women's Mental Health at the University of Melbourne, Austin Health and Northpark hospital discusses perinatal mental health with a particular focus on managing medications in general practice (Source: Australian Family Physician audio)
Source: Australian Family Physician audio - August 14, 2006 Category: Primary Care Authors: The Royal Australian College Of General Practitioners Tags: Podcasts Source Type: podcasts