If some but not all of the sutures are fused, head circumference and brain growth remain normal; however, the head shape is altered. View the infant's passive position in the supine, prone ...

Head growth of the fetus and infant ... [3] Figure 1 illustrates the boney anatomy of the normal skull sutures and fontanelles. The newborn infant's skull is incompletely ossified and the cranial ...

Positional plagiocephaly occurs when an infant’s head rests in the same position ... Congenital plagiocephaly (craniosynostosis) occurs when sutures in the skull close too early, restricting ...