At 6 weeks - gross motor skills
- the normal full term baby lies on his back with elbows flexed, knees and hips partly flexed
- when pulled to sitting, the child shows considerable head lag but shows some ability to raise the head particularly at the half way stage, ie at 45 degrees
- when prone, the pelvis is fairly low on the couch and the hips partly and intermittently extended
- the child is able to raise his chin off the couch momentarily
- when suspendend in the prone position, the child can hold the head in line with the rest of the body
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