Nearly half of babies in study have a flat or misshapen spot on head at two-month check up ...

The question What can I do to prevent my baby from developing a flat spot at the back of her head? I’ve heard that this is becoming a growing problem now that babies are being put to sleep on ...

Plagiocephaly is a condition in which a flat spot develops on a baby’s head. We explain the causes, symptoms, treatment methods, and tips for prevention.

“Infant head-shaping pillows run counter to what we recommend at the AAP, which is that babies should sleep on their backs without any soft bedding,” says Ben Hoffman of the American Academy ...

Baby heads are soft, which means that flat spots can can form in some situations. Helping prevent them is easier than you might think.

About 47 percent of infants have flat spots on their heads, according to a Pediatrics study released Monday. The flat spots, called positional plagiocephaly, may be a result of the 1992 AAP ...

How Can You Help Prevent Flat Spots On the Back of Your Baby’s Head? Treating Flat Head Syndrome With Repositioning Repositioning is when parents encourage their baby to lie differently so a certain ...

The health concern: Plagiocephaly (pronounced play-jee-uh-sef-uh-lee), also known as flattened head. Basically, it's a persistent flat spot that develops on a baby's head, either on the back or on ...

Flat head syndrome is a condition in which flat spots develop on the back or side of a baby’s head, usually by the time the infant is 4 months old. According to the journal Pediatrics, roughly ...

Almost half of Canadian infants develop flat areas on the back of their heads by the age of two months, likely the result of sleeping face-up to prevent sudden infant death syndrome, a study suggests.

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Almost half of babies develop flat spots on their heads and parents need to be better informed about how to prevent them, researchers say.