If a pregnant woman is given prescription diet pills in the 1960s, could this cause the developing child to have Macrocephaly ? I believe this is what happened to me. My mothers doctor was arrogant and told her to take diet pills so she didn't gain weight. I was also what they call a blue baby and deprived of oxygen at birth. I was born in 1965 and I can see that I have this condition, although not extreme, I still can see it. In a way it has destroyed my life socially, but I still go on each day. Some people seem to notice right away, and others don't seem to notice at all.
Relative macrocephaly is when the head apparently send very large but when you take the bread circumference it is within normal centiles. It looks bigger because the rest of body is small either due to malnutrition or some other reason
The probability of a baby being born with Macrocephaly depends on many factors and would depend if there is a family history of macrocephaly, whether there were any congenital infections, use of some medications or any neurological abnormalities evident by antenatal scans or screening tests like AFP etc. a simple BPD at 97th centile at 35 weeks may be normal and as there is still some gestational period left and the birth head circumference measurement would determine it finally
At 5 months a head circumference of 45 cms is at the top 97th centile of head circumference charts. If your baby id developing normally and hasnt got any underlying syndrome or neurological problem, then it can be a normal variation as some large heads are a familial issue but if there is any concern or neurological issue then contact your paediatrician
If a pregnant woman is given prescription diet pills in the 1960s, could this cause the developing child to have Macrocephaly ? I believe this is what happened to me. My mothers doctor was arrogant and told her to take diet pills so she didn't gain weight. I was also what they call a blue baby and deprived of oxygen at birth. I was born in 1965 and I can see that I have this condition, although not extreme, I still can see it. In a way it has destroyed my life socially, but I still go on each day. Some people seem to notice right away, and others don't seem to notice at all.
Thank you. What is relative macrocephaly?
Relative macrocephaly is when the head apparently send very large but when you take the bread circumference it is within normal centiles. It looks bigger because the rest of body is small either due to malnutrition or some other reason
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Is there any chance for macrocephaly if the bpd is 97 percentile at 35 weeks .
The probability of a baby being born with Macrocephaly depends on many factors and would depend if there is a family history of macrocephaly, whether there were any congenital infections, use of some medications or any neurological abnormalities evident by antenatal scans or screening tests like AFP etc. a simple BPD at 97th centile at 35 weeks may be normal and as there is still some gestational period left and the birth head circumference measurement would determine it finally
Mam my baby 48 head circumference in 9 month old.and delay roll over its any major problem.please reply me
My first born has macrocephaly, does it mean my second baby will have it too?
Not necessarily. But if you have a family history of kids with big heads then there are chances that the next baby might also have a big head
How did he continue? What was the treatment in your case?
My baby head 45cm in the age of 5 month its normal tell me plz
At 5 months a head circumference of 45 cms is at the top 97th centile of head circumference charts. If your baby id developing normally and hasnt got any underlying syndrome or neurological problem, then it can be a normal variation as some large heads are a familial issue but if there is any concern or neurological issue then contact your paediatrician