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Newborns can feel all different sensations, but respond most enthusiastically to soft stroking, cuddling and caressing. Gentle rocking back and forth will oftentimes calm a crying infant, as will massages and warm baths. Newborns may comfort themselves by sucking their thumbs, or a [[pacifier]]. The need to suckle is [[instinctive]] and allows newborns to feed.
 
Newborns can feel all different sensations, but respond most enthusiastically to soft stroking, cuddling and caressing. Gentle rocking back and forth will oftentimes calm a crying infant, as will massages and warm baths. Newborns may comfort themselves by sucking their thumbs, or a [[pacifier]]. The need to suckle is [[instinctive]] and allows newborns to feed.
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==See also==
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[[Initial perceptual capacities at birth]]
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*[http://scholar.google.com/scholar?sourceid=mozclient&num=50&scoring=d&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&q=Neonate+sensory+perception Google Scholar]
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[[Category:Neonates]]
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[[Category:Proprioception]]

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Newborns can feel all different sensations, but respond most enthusiastically to soft stroking, cuddling and caressing. Gentle rocking back and forth will oftentimes calm a crying infant, as will massages and warm baths. Newborns may comfort themselves by sucking their thumbs, or a pacifier. The need to suckle is instinctive and allows newborns to feed.

See also

Initial perceptual capacities at birth

References

Books

Papers

External links