When you give birth to your baby, the doctor will measure their head circumference. They’ll place a measuring tape around your baby’s head and record its size. If they note abnormalities ...

Use a ruler or measuring tape to measure your height from the bottom of your feet to the top of your head. Follow the instructions above for how to measure waist size using a measuring tape.

a doctor will measure their head circumference by wrapping a measuring tape around their head, aligning it just above the eyebrows. To meet the criteria for macrocephaly, the infant’s head ...

Head circumference in infancy is used as a measure for brain size and development 6,7. Normal variation in head circumference seems to be associated with cognitive and behavioral development 8,9,10.