You may notice your pediatrician examining your baby’s head during their first few wellness visits. Dr. Rajendra Sawh-Martinez, Medical Director of Pediatric Plastic Surgery at AdventHealth for Children, explains that all babies are born with soft spots — one in the front and one in the back — that allow room for the brain to grow after birth . There are bones on either side of the soft spots that are separated by a seam. The seams can potentially fuse early or close prematurely — or remain open as they were when the child was born, causing a baby’s head to become misshapen. Immediately after labor and delivery, a baby’s head can sometimes look a little bit off because everything gets compressed as they work their way through the birthing canal. This is normal, “and most of the time, naturally evens out,” Dr. Sawh-Martinez says. When it doesn’t, our craniofacial team can help.