Hat Sizes for Premature Babies
Sizes given below are taken from a variety of sources. These are hat sizes (not head sizes), and are given only as guidelines. Almost any size hat can be used by a hospital preemie ward at one time or another!
| Size | Full-term | X-Large Preemie |
Large Preemie |
Medium Preemie |
Small Preemie |
X-Small Preemie |
| Circumference | 10.5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5.5 |
| Length | 6 to 6.5 | 5.5 | 4.5 to 5 | 4 to 4.5 | 3.5 to 4 | 3.5 |