A one year old baby has undergone a year of development and is now very different from when it was first born. The growth and development of a baby is most rapid before the first year of life, and an obvious feature is that the head circumference has increased significantly. What is the standard head circumference for a one year old baby?
During the growth and development of the baby, the mother will promptly take the baby to the hospital for various examinations to confirm that the baby's growth and development level is normal. The measurement of head circumference is an important task, as it can determine whether a baby's brain development is normal. From birth to three months, it is the stage of the fastest growth in head circumference for babies. The average head circumference of newborns is 34 centimeters. As babies develop rapidly, their head circumference grows the fastest before three months, and the growth rate slows down after three months. By the age of one week, the standard head circumference for boys is 46 centimeters and for girls is 45.5 centimeters.
Parents can take their babies to the hospital to measure their head circumference, or they can measure their head circumference at home themselves. The method of measuring hip circumference is actually very simple. You can use a tape measure to start measuring from the highest point between the baby's eyes, wrap it around the baby's head, and the length measured is the baby's head circumference value.
In fact, head circumference has its own normal value, and rapid growth of head circumference is not a good thing. Rapid growth of head circumference may be caused by hydrocephalus, indicating abnormal physical development of the baby. If the head circumference grows too slowly, it is also not good, which may indicate that the baby's growth and development rate is slow and there are certain problems. So, parents must monitor their baby's head circumference in a timely manner to ensure that it is within the appropriate range, so that the baby's growth and development are normal.
