Molding

Molding
Definition: The change in the shape of the fetal head as it passes through the birth canal.
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Molding The creation of shape, or fashioning of an object. Usually refers to the newborn's head that is molded by passage through the birth canal ...

Molding
During labor, molding occurs where the baby's skull sutures overlap and the head shape changes to negotiate the journey through the mother's pelvis. Babies may be born with 'cone heads' - this is temporary.
Mucus plug ...

Molding: The temporary reshaping of a baby's head to facilitate its passage through the birth canal.
Montgomery's tubercles or follicles: The small goose-bump-like glands that appear on the areola during pregnancy.

Molding - The temporary reshaping of a baby's skull during a vaginal birth.
Mongolian Spots - Term for grey-blue birthmarks.
Monozygotic Twins - See "Identical Twins".

Molding - The temporary shaping of the bones of the baby's skull while passing through the birth canal ...

Molding - The temporary change in the shape of a newborn's head that takes place as it passes through the birth canal.

Molding
A natural process by which a baby's head is shaped during labor as it is squeezed into the birth canal by the forces of labor. This molding will not be permanent.

Molding _______________________________ Birth Presentation _________________________
Fontanelles- Anterior ____________________cms. Posterior __________________________ cms ...

Another development of allowing labor to progress with obvious jamming up is the significant molding of the fetal skull that can take place. Molding is the play between the skull plates that aren't fused together in the baby.

My DH is remolding a resturant at work. He came home yesterday and went straight to the shower. DD went in to shower after him and yelled for me.

If we are, in fact, shaping and molding our children by the attitudes that we posses; we need to make sure that we are positive role models.
Heredity and environment both play a major part in the development of a person's total personality.

Appearance, shape, presence of molding (shaping of the head from passage through the birth canal)
Fontanels (the open "soft spots" between the bones of the baby's skull)
Clavicles (bones across the upper chest) ...

How a parent behaves in his/her daily live subconsciously play a vital role in molding the behavior of the children.

Do you have a banister, molding, hollow wall, or wrought iron railing that may need the use of a gate installation kit to create a proper mounting surface?

What a beautiful baby boy - so alert with lots of brown wavy hair, big slate blue eyes, a cleft chin, a sweet round head with no molding (even after being engaged deep into my pelvis for four weeks), long feet, slender hands and lots of vernix.

Players use drawing, molding, acting, humming and thinking to travel the path on the board to win. The game cards combine unique activities using various media so that players of all ages and creative abilities get to shine throughout the game.

They also get to manipulate the toy by molding the teeth and playing dentist with toy dental instruments. Finally there is a doctor's kit where children can play dentist! The toy is called "Monkey Mouth" ...

Molding toddler behavior is important to shape their personality and character. It certainly isn’t an easy job, but young parents can learn a few tricks to make this an easier process for themselves and their children.

His skull bones are not yet fused, which allows them to overlap a bit if it's a snug fit through the birth canal during labor. This so-called "molding" is the reason your baby's noggin may look a little conehead-ish after birth.

Caput succedaneum is diffuse swelling of the scalp due to molding after prolonged labor. A vacuum delivery may leave a more noticeable caput. Caput usually disappears in 2-3 days. In rare cases, the vacuum device can cause bleeding within the brain.

My son wasn't even in the birth canal long enough to have any molding on his head. I was very upset by my birth. My labor was wonderful and I hope it is like that for future pregnancies.

See also: Pregnancy, Pregnant, Contractions, Contraction, Delivery