The relationship between sucking and gra
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Dr. Josephine V. Brown; W. Timm Fredrickson
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Article
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1977
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract The relationship between grasping and sucking, a possible precursor of hand‐mouth coordination, was examined in human newborns of varying gestational ages. Grasping was elicited by rapidly titling the infant backwards while he rested on a padded board and held a grasp bar. Infants were