Scientists have mapped how the shape of a baby's head changes during childbirth to learn more about the process known as fetal head molding. Compared with other mammals, the human pelvis is not shaped ...

As anyone who has gingerly handled a new baby will know, infants are born with soft skulls. their heads need to be a bit squishy in order to make it through the relatively narrow birth canal. But the ...

Have you ever drawn a face on a hard-boiled egg with a Sharpie? Maybe during a high-school health class project to care for egg babies? If you haven’t, you should. Because 3D and 4D ultrasounds may ...

Two reports from China prompted me to revisit head binding — intentionally molding babies’ heads into strange shapes. (See my blog post from June 13, 2016, Honey, I Squished the Kids’ Heads!) Known to ...