Dr. Robert Tibesar, of Children's Minnesota, walks parents through the questions they often have about the shape of their ...

Head growth of the fetus and infant is largely determined by brain growth. The brain reaches 90% of adult size by 1 year of age; it is 95% of its ultimate adult size by 6 years of age and growth ...

"Every baby's head is a little different, so if your baby is acting okay, the shape of the fontanelle is probably totally fine," says Chandani DeZure, M.D., a pediatrician, neonatal and pediatric ...

Limit prone positioning if the infant is dolichocephalic. The dolichocephalic head shape (Fig 4) interferes with the development of midline positioning and head control, causing a persistent ...