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aspect of babies
'''Fontanelle''' is the soft spot on a [[baby]]'s [[skull]]. It allows the baby's head to squish during [[childbirth]]. Fontanelle disappears naturally, but can be helped by rubbing in [[vitamin E]], [[sulfur]]<ref>http://www.hpathy.com/diseases/scrofula-swollen-glands.asp</ref>, or sticky substances<ref>http://www.uic.edu/classes/osci/osci590/NOTES%20for%20Week%208.htm</ref>. In some cultures, fontanelle was viewed as an eye through which the outside world could enter the baby's brain and give it knowledge. See: [[trepanation]].
Bulging or swollen fontanelles have been linked with many [[vaccine]]s commonly given to infants, such as the [[diptheria]]-[[tetanus]] (DPT) vaccine. Many families, out of concern for their child's health, have sought legal justice for the potential health damage.<ref>http://legaljustice4john.com/fontanellebulging.htm</ref>
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[[Category:Biology]][[Category:Human Development]]
Bulging or swollen fontanelles have been linked with many [[vaccine]]s commonly given to infants, such as the [[diptheria]]-[[tetanus]] (DPT) vaccine. Many families, out of concern for their child's health, have sought legal justice for the potential health damage.<ref>http://legaljustice4john.com/fontanellebulging.htm</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Biology]][[Category:Human Development]]