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The average circumference is usually about 14 inches (35 centimetres)

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A baby's head is proportionally larger than the rest of the body because the skull cannot grow as fast as other bones. So it needs a good start. The rest of the body soon catches up.

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The head is bigger on a baby because the plates in it's head haven't joined together

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To prevent them from suffocating, this is why it's dangerous to have a breech baby naturally, which is why most of the time breech babies are delivered c-section

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No, but it is heavier.

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Allometric growth

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