Some more Amazing Facts about Newborn Babies

Really Surprised to know So many Amazing facts about Newborn Babies!!!

1] A baby has around 10,000 taste buds, far more than adults. These buds are situated at many parts of their body not just on the tongue but also on the sides, back & roof of the mouth. Eventually, these extra taste disappear.

2] A baby’s eyes are 75% of their adults size, but its vision is around 20/400 which should reach 20/20 by six month.

3] Newborns are more likely to turn their head to right side than to the left side.

4] A newborn urinates about every 20 minutes & roughly every hour at 6 months.

5] Untill 4 Months old, a baby cannot taste Salt. The delay may be due to their kidney development, which starts to process at that age.

6] The inner ear reaches its adult size during middle of pregnancy itself that’s the only sense organ which develops before birth.

7] The protein that keeps a baby’s skull from fusing is called “Noggin”.

8] The intestines of a newborn are about 11 feet long, it’s length will double by the time they reach to adulthood.

9] In medieval Europe, to cure illnesses of babies leeches were commonly used. For e.g., leeches were placed on baby’s windpipe for croup i.e., inflammation of the larynx & trachea in children, associated with infection & causing breathing difficulties.

10] In China, at every 30 minutes, babies are born with sum birth defects. Birth defects in that country has increased nearly 40% since 2001.

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