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Newborn reflexes are not random movements; they are crucial survival mechanisms. These inborn responses help the infant manage essential functions like feeding and protection, ensuring their survival during the first few months of life until more complex, voluntary behaviors can be learned and developed.

Survival Function of Newborn Reflexes

A pediatrician observes that a newborn does not automatically turn their head and open their mouth when their cheek is stroked. Based on an understanding of the adaptive purpose of inborn responses, what is the most immediate and critical challenge this infant is likely to face?

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