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: These gaps allow the skull bones to overlap (molding) during delivery, helping the baby's head pass safely through the narrow birth canal.
: An infant's brain nearly doubles in size during the first year; the open fontanelles provide the necessary space for the skull to expand rapidly. Sunken fontanel: Causes, picture, and complications
Nature's "collapsible helmet" design serves two primary purposes:
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: These gaps allow the skull bones to overlap (molding) during delivery, helping the baby's head pass safely through the narrow birth canal.
: An infant's brain nearly doubles in size during the first year; the open fontanelles provide the necessary space for the skull to expand rapidly. Sunken fontanel: Causes, picture, and complications soft spot
Nature's "collapsible helmet" design serves two primary purposes: : These gaps allow the skull bones to
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