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Fontanels logo #22139The soft spots on a baby's head that allow its skull to compress during birth and pass through the birth canal
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Fontanels logo #22788The soft spots on a baby's skull, present at birth.
Found on http://www.momswhothink.com/pregnancy/pregnancy-terms-glossary.html

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fontanels logo #21571Membranous areas in the human cranial bones that do not form bony structures until the child is 14 to 18 months old; know as "soft spots."
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Fontanels logo #24001Bone-free gaps in newborns’ skulls that help them pass through the birth canal, without which there wouldn’t be enough morphine in the world for mothers to endure childbirth. Also known as soft spots or further reason for nervous new parents to freak out. Don’t worry. As babies grow older, they also grow whole skulls to protect their precious...
Found on https://www.fatherly.com/health-science/newborn-baby-glossary-new-parent-te

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Fontanels logo #23316The soft spots on a baby's skull, present at birth.
Found on https://www.parents.com/pregnancy/my-body/pregnancy-health/pregnancy-glossa

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Fontanels logo #23318The soft spots on a baby's head that allow its skull to compress during birth and pass through the birth canal. At birth, there are six fontanels — they completely fuse by a child's second birthday.
Found on https://www.whattoexpect.com/pregnancy/glossary
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