01 Sep 🤔Ever wondered why your Paediatrician or Family Doctor measures your👶🏻 baby’s head size with every baby health check? 😬Perhaps you’ve missed your baby’s regular health check because you didn’t think that it’s that important to have baby weighed and measured?
Measuring a baby’s head size is an important part of routine pediatric care and monitoring. The measurement of a baby’s head circumference is done to track their growth and development, and it provides valuable information about their overall health.
Here are the Top 3 reasons why doctors measure a baby’s head size:
🧠1. Monitor Brain Development:
The size of a baby’s head, particularly the circumference, can provide insights into the growth and development of their brain. An abnormal head size might indicate potential issues with brain development or growth.
💪2. Assessment of Baby’s Growth:
Regular measurements of head circumference, along with other growth parameters such as weight and length, help doctors monitor a baby’s overall growth pattern. This can help identify any growth-related concerns, such as inadequate nutrition or underlying medical conditions.
😬3. Early Detection of Abnormalities:
An unusually small or large head size might be an early indicator of certain medical conditions. For example, a significantly smaller head size might suggest a condition like microcephaly (small head), which can be associated with developmental delays. And a significantly larger head size might suggest a condition like hydrocephaly (fluid in the brain), which again can be associated with developmental delays and seizures.
It’s important to note that every baby is unique, and slight variations in head size can be normal. 🔑The key is to ensure that you are attending baby’s regular checks and baby’s growth parameters like head circumference, weight and height is being recorded in baby’s blue book.
If you are concerned about your baby’s development or growth, ring My Favourite Physio on 📱(02) 9790 4233 to speak to one of our Expert Paediatric Physiotherapists 🤓today.
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