root·ing reflex (r  t ng, r tng)n. A reflex in infants in which rubbing or scratching about the mouth causes the infant to turn its head toward the stimulus. |
rooting reflex,
a normal response in newborns when the cheek is touched or stroked along the side of the mouth to turn the head toward the stimulated side and begin to suck. The reflex disappears by 3 to 4 months of age but in some infants may persist until 12 months of age.
rooting reflex
Rooting Neonatology The instinctive searching for the mother's nipple by a neonate, which is often accompanied by grunting, opening of the infant's mouth and sucking; the RR is elicited by touching the baby's
cheeks and by the smell of milk
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