What should I do if my baby's head is deformed during natural delivery? During delivery, the fetal skull has been successfully delivered due to extrusion, and the fetal skull is very soft and will be deformed due to the extrusion of the birth canal. So what about the baby's head deformity?

How to deal with the head deformation of a natural baby 1 A few weeks before delivery, the fetal head will slowly descend into the pregnant woman's pelvis, and the skull will gradually adapt to the shape of the pelvis, which is called shaping. During childbirth, in order to adapt to the pelvic birth canal, the bones in the skull are squeezed and staggered. Because the baby's skull is very soft and easily deformed by the birth canal, the newborn baby's skull is a bit sharp.

After birth, the deformation of the baby's head will gradually disappear. Basically, after two or three months, the baby's head can change back to a relatively standard circle. It's only a matter of time before the skull shape naturally recovers, so don't worry too much. If you want to round your baby's head by massage, you must do it under the guidance of a professional doctor, otherwise it will easily hurt your baby.

First of all, there will be some asymmetry in the baby's head shape, which is normal, because the baby's head will change through the extrusion of the birth canal. Moreover, babies who give birth naturally will improve their immunity accordingly and can resist the invasion of diseases. It is suggested to exclusively breastfeed after delivery, because there are too many immune factors in breast milk in Ma Bao.

The fetal skull consists of two parietal bones, frontal bone, temporal bone and one occipital bone. Several skulls are connected with fontanel through cranial suture, and both cranial suture and fontanel are covered by soft tissue, which makes the bone plate have a certain activity space. This phenomenon is called fetal head plasticity. Before delivery, the fetal head began to slowly descend into the pregnant mother's pelvis. In this process, the fetal head shifts and overlaps to adapt to the shape of the mother's pelvis, reducing the volume of the fetal head and facilitating the delivery of the fetus. Later, during childbirth, the uterus contracted and the birth canal was squeezed. It not only aggravates the extrusion of fetal skull, but also blocks the blood circulation of fetal head skin and subcutaneous tissue, causing congestion, edema and congestion in some areas, leading to fetal head elongation and deformation.

Therefore, most babies with vaginal delivery have fetal head deformation and tumor, which is also a physiological phenomenon in the process of vaginal delivery. Pregnant mothers don't have to worry, because this deformation is tolerable. The extrusion of the birth canal during natural delivery will not have any influence on the baby's brain tissue structure, but the tumor only occurs between the periosteum and the skull, which does not belong to intracranial hemorrhage and will not harm brain cells, so it will not affect the baby's brain development and intelligence.

Generally speaking, most babies' head deformation will naturally recover and become round within a few days after birth, but some babies may need 2 or 3 months before their heads begin to become standard round. It's only a matter of time before the skull shape recovers naturally, so pregnant mothers don't have to worry too much.

What about baby's head deformity? What about baby's head deformity? In fact, the baby's skull is very plastic, and it is shaping until the front fontanel is closed. A few days after birth, the deformation of the baby's head will gradually disappear and the head shape will gradually become round. Generally, after two or three months, the baby's head will return to the standard circle (but some parts of the baby's skull will be flattened).

It's only a matter of time before the skull naturally returns to its shape, so mothers don't have to worry too much. Some mothers want to round the baby's head, but this must be done under the guidance of a doctor, otherwise inexperienced mothers will easily hurt the baby!

In the days or weeks when the fetus is close to delivery, the baby's head will slowly descend into the mother's pelvis, and the skull will gradually adapt to the shape of the mother's pelvis. This phenomenon is called shaping. During delivery, the bones in the skull are squeezed and staggered to adapt to the pelvic birth canal. In addition, the baby's skull is very soft and easily deformed by the birth canal, so the newborn baby's skull is a bit sharp.

During the fetal period, the connection between the baby's skulls is loose and the gap is quite large, so the baby's head will be a little deformed because of the extrusion of the birth canal, but the baby's brain development will not be affected by the shape of the skull. Experts said that "this deformation is within a tolerable range and will recover itself during the continuous growth and development of newborns. In fact, the squeezing of the birth canal during natural delivery has no effect on the baby's brain volume and sulcus.

Don't worry about this. The baby's flat head is caused by the extrusion of the birth canal because the fetal skull is very soft. As long as the baby is born naturally, the head will be squeezed and deformed to varying degrees. Generally, the baby's head will gradually return to the standard head shape in about 2~3 months, but this is also related to the pillow made by the child within two months. Don't give the child a pillow that is too hard.

What about baby's head deformity? What scares many expectant mothers most is that the baby is stuck during dystocia and needs lateral incision. At the same time, lateral incision is often accompanied by the elongation of the baby's head or the need for forceps. When the baby tries hard to get out, but the width of the birth canal is not enough, the delicate baby's head is still soft and it is easy to be squeezed and deformed by the birth canal.

First of all, will the head deformation and forceps marks caused by the baby's natural delivery accompany the baby for life?

No, because the baby's body has a strong ability to repair itself. Generally, it will recover after two or three months, and it will almost recover in a serious year or so.

Secondly, the baby's head is deformed. Can the mother round it by hand?

Generally, it is not necessary, because the baby will repair itself. If you need to touch the orthopedics with your hands, you must do it under the supervision and guidance of a doctor, because an inexperienced mother may cause your baby to be hurt.

Finally, will the baby's intelligence be affected?

According to clinical experience, although the baby's head is squeezed by external force, it will change the brain volume and sulcus, but it is not these that determine the baby's intelligence, but the brain cells. Brain nerve cells are not affected during childbirth. Moreover, according to the statistics of medical experts, there is no obvious difference in intelligence between naturally delivered infants with malformed heads and those without malformed heads, even compared with those delivered by caesarean section. This also overturns the statement that "babies born naturally are smarter than those born by caesarean section".

However, the baby's head is squeezed, which will affect the appearance to a certain extent and bring pain to the mother. So how to avoid it?

During pregnancy, mothers should strictly control the baby's weight, and don't let the baby be too big, so that the chances of baby's head deformation and maternal lateral incision caused by natural childbirth will be reduced;

Exercise more during pregnancy and walking fast is the healthiest and safest exercise for pregnant mothers, which is not only conducive to weight control, but also conducive to natural delivery;

It is also a good practice to climb stairs more before giving birth.