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What Ages of Babies are at Risk of Flat Head Syndrome? |
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When a baby is born with a mis-shaped head, either due to multiple births or pressure in the birthing canal, this problem usually corrects itself by the time the baby is around six weeks old.
When no problematic signs are noticed at birth, special care needs to be taken until the baby is around 20 weeks old. Babies that tend to favour resting their head in any one particular position are at increased risk of contracting this condition. From zero to four months, the regular pressure of flat surfaces like cot mattresses and prams can cause flat spots on the back or sides of the head. This is because their skulls remain quite soft during this period.
Seek medical advice about any change in your baby’s head shape.
* Case-Control Study of Neurodevelopment in Deformational Plagiocephaly
Pediatrics (the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics) published online Feb 15, 2010
Epidemiology, and Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Children’s Craniofacial Center, and Center for Child Health, Behavior, and Development, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, Washington |