The Moro reflex is an infantile primitive that normally present in all infants and newborns. seen at birth it involuntary response to stimulation or abrupt body displacement. was first described by Austrian pediatrician Ernst 1918. It develops between the 28 32 weeks of gestation disappears 3-6 months age. Abnormalities highly specific for a variety perinatal injuries defects.

Background: Cutaneous manifestations are commonly observed in the neonatal period. It is important to differentiate physiologic skin lesions from pathologic ones to avoid parents’ concerns. Regarding this, the current study aimed to investigate the frequency and localization of salmon patch (SP) and Mongolian spot (MS) in Iranian newborns to assess the potential relationship between the neonata...

A Correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42399-021-00812-8

CASE Christine, a 4-month-old infant, is brought to the office for a health-supervision visit by her mother, a 30-year-old emergency department nurse. The mother, who is well known to the pediatrician to be a competent and attentive caregiver, appears uncharacteristically tired. They are accompanied by the 18month-old and 4-year-old siblings because child care was unavailable, and her husband h...

CASE Christine, a 4-month-old infant, is brought to the office for a health-supervision visit by her mother, a 30-year-old emergency department nurse. The mother, who is well known to the pediatrician to be a competent and attentive caregiver, appears uncharacteristically tired. They are accompanied by the 18month-old and 4-year-old siblings because child care was unavailable, and her husband h...

While parents primarily want a pediatrician who is readily available for and competent in the early recognition and treatment of physical disease, they increasingly come to the physician not only because of illness but because they want his guidance in keeping their children healthy. They wish to discuss with him concerns about problems in child care and rearing, for example, discipline, sleep ...