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Human infants have a primal need to be carried close to
their mother’s body. They need constant physical contact for their first few
weeks or months of life. They are born with reflexes that aid them in holding
onto their mother’s body in every way possible, these being the Moro reflex,
and the instinctive grasping of a finger or object placed in their palm. Their
legs usually resume an M shape, their knees being the top peaks of the M, which
is the ideal position both for optimal hip development, and makes it
comfortable for an adult to carry them laid on their chest. They also need
frequent care, given that they need to eat and eliminate waste more often than
other mammalian offspring that are cared for in nests where they could endanger
themselves by crying with hunger and the smell of excrement.
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