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My newborn child doesn't have center piece of bone in his head, there is space around 3centimeter radius between another piece? of bone.
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That's normal, it's called fontenelle. Which will fuse (gap will be filled up) by 15-18 months.
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This bone less space in head is normal called Ant and Post Fontenelle which shall close by up to 18 months of age.
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