Examination of the Head in Newborn Infant
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The head circumference of newborns should always be measured and compared with standards. It should be within two standard deviations of the mean for gestational age. A measurement that is more than two standard deviations from the mean may be a sign of hydrocephalus. A normal, full-term newborn should have a head circumference of approximately 34 to 35 cm. The correct measurement is the largest one that can be obtained when a tape is passed around the parietal bones, just above the ears. The units should be centimeters rather than inches because almost all pediatricians trained in the United States in the last 35 years have been taught to think of head circumference in terms of
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