Slide arrow to your week: back

1 week
2 week
3 week
4 week
5 week
6 week
7 week
8 week
9 week
10 week
11 week
12 week
13 - 14 week
15 - 16 week
17 - 18 week
19 - 20 week
21 - 22 week
23 - 24 week
25 - 26 week
27 - 28 week
29 - 30 week
31 - 32 week
33 - 34 week
35 - 36 week
37 - 38 week
39 - 40 week
41 - 42 week

next

You are here: Birth >> Labour & Birth >> Baby at birth >> Variations of the newborn's normal physical appearance

Variations of the newborn's normal physical appearance

Labour & Birth

Inducing labour

Caesarean

Reference

Variations of the newborn's normal physical appearance

There are many normal variations of a newborn baby's physical appearance and behaviours. The following are a few of the more common variations that your baby could experience. You can read some or all of the following by clicking onto the appropriate headings.

They include:

Cephalhaematoma

Sucking blisters on the wrist

Spots and birthmarks

or View All

Birth tools and resources

Related topics and articles

Sweet, sweet sleep

Sleep doesn't come easily during pregnancy, but there's s...

Up for a challenge?

We've got the sweetest challenge for you this month, it's...

Meet Angie's new baby

Guess who's finally made her arrival? Come meet Angie's b...

Birth is the trusted online resource for conception, pregnancy, labour, birth and newborn advice and community. Find expert information on difficulty conceiving, ovulation, week by week pregnancy, miscarriage, caesarean section, labour and birth and a welcoming forum for pregnancy and mums.