May 16, 2019 · Doctors have long known that infants' heads change shape during birth - known as "fetal head moulding". These changes occur during the second ...

Oct 9, 2018 · When baby Lucy was born, mum Julie Akmacic noticed her head was very different to her older brother Max's. Her forehead was protruding ...

Sometimes a newborn's head is molded unevenly while passing through the birth canal. Babies are born with soft areas on their heads called fontanels. The skull ...

Dec 31, 2021 · In short, slightly misshapen heads are quite common right after birth. Fortunately, over the next several weeks the bones of your baby's skull ...

Your baby's head should start to have a more rounded shape in the days and weeks after birth. What causes the shape, and how long will it last? Three main ...

The study of human head growth must begin with a basic understanding of the normal skull, brain, and cranial sutures. The skull is formed from embryonic ...

Mar 21, 2018 · A much less common but more serious cause of uneven head shape is craniosynostosis, in which the plates of a baby's skull fuse too soon.