Human Fetal Skull Model For Obstetrics

Human Skull Model, Fetal Child

Morphological Fontanelle Mapping: Features realistic, semi-flexible representations of the anterior and posterior fontanelles, allowing for tactile assessment of neonatal cranial gaps and sutural intersections.

Developmental Ossification Casting: Accurately replicates the unfused skeletal segments and early mandibular formation typical of the late-term fetus, cast in high-density, non-toxic PVC to simulate biological bone density.

₹950.00

Quick Answer: The Human Skull Model, Fetal Child is a fetal skull model showing the skull of a baby before or around birth, with its unfused bones, sutures and fontanelles. Midwifery, nursing and medical students use it to learn how the fetal head is identified and how it passes through the pelvis during labour.

Why the Fetal Skull Matters in Labour

At birth the bones of the cranial vault are thin plates joined by membranes rather than locked together. The gaps form sutures, such as the sagittal suture running front to back along the top of the head, the coronal sutures in front and the lambdoid sutures behind, and the wider soft areas called fontanelles. The anterior fontanelle, or bregma, is diamond-shaped where four bones meet, and the smaller posterior fontanelle is triangular, at the meeting of the sagittal and lambdoid sutures.

These features let the head change shape, a process called moulding, as the bones overlap slightly under pressure in the birth canal. They are also the landmarks felt during a vaginal examination: finding the sagittal suture and working out which fontanelle lies nearest tells the examiner how the baby’s head is positioned. Attitude matters too. A well-flexed head, chin on chest, presents its smallest diameter to the pelvis, whereas a deflexed or extended head presents a wider one and labour may be slower.

The wording ‘Fetal Child’ in the listing suggests a skull at or near full term, but the exact stage, the scale and whether the model is mounted are not stated. Used with the pelvis with baby model, it lets students rehearse how the head enters and turns through the pelvis. The infant skull in the same range shows the later stage after birth.

Specifications

Model of	Skull of a human fetus or newborn
Key features	Sutures, anterior and posterior fontanelles, unfused vault bones
Main topics	Moulding, fetal head landmarks, attitude and presenting diameters
Users	Midwifery, nursing and obstetrics students
Developmental stage, scale and mounting	Confirm at enquiry

Where the Fetal Skull Model Is Used

Midwifery and obstetric nursing lessons on the mechanism of normal labour
Practising identification of sutures and fontanelles before clinical placements
Medical student teaching on occipito-anterior and occipito-posterior positions
Developmental anatomy lessons comparing fetal, infant and adult skulls

Caring for the Fetal Skull

Hold the fetal skull model in the palm, as its small size and thin features make it easy to drop.
Keep it in a padded box between classes so the fine edges of the vault bones are protected.
Clean it with a soft dry brush; avoid soaking or solvents.
Use a pointer, not fingernails, when tracing sutures during demonstrations.

Why Choose LabEquip

Nursing colleges, midwifery schools and obstetrics departments buy a fetal skull as a core teaching aid for the mechanism of labour. LabEquip lists it in Biology Lab Products alongside related obstetric models; ask about the stage it represents through the contact page.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the fontanelles on a fetal skull?

They are soft membrane-covered gaps where several vault bones meet. The anterior fontanelle is diamond-shaped at the junction of the frontal and parietal bones; the posterior fontanelle is smaller and triangular, between the parietal bones and the occipital bone.

What is moulding of the fetal head?

Moulding is the slight change in head shape during labour as the vault bones overlap at the sutures under pressure. It helps the head pass through the pelvis and usually resolves within days of birth.

How do midwives use sutures and fontanelles during an examination?

By feeling the sagittal suture and finding which fontanelle is nearest, the examiner can tell how the baby’s head is positioned, for example occipito-anterior or occipito-posterior.

Why does flexion of the fetal head matter?

When the chin is tucked onto the chest, the smallest diameter of the head leads the way through the pelvis. A deflexed or extended head presents a larger diameter, which can slow labour.

How does a fetal skull differ from an adult skull?

The fetal vault bones are thin and separated by sutures and fontanelles, the face is small compared with the cranium, and there are no erupted teeth. In adults the sutures are closed and the face is proportionally much larger.

What stage of development does the model show?

The listing names it ‘Fetal Child’, which suggests a skull at or near birth. The exact stage and scale are not stated, so confirm them when you enquire.

Last Updated: September 2026