Flat head syndrome, known as plagiocephaly, occurs when a flat spot develops on the back or side of a baby’s head. It’s more of a cosmetic issue than a medical one. But, early diagnosis is ...

The campaign to put babies to sleep on their backs is now saving thousands of lives a year. But this switch in sleeping position gave rise to another problem: flat heads.Ever since 1992, when ...

July 7 -- Backs to sleep, tummies to play, will keep the flat-headed babies at bay. That's how doctors might suggest parents prevent sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS, while preserving the ...

Flat spots on babies%27 heads result from sleep and caregiving positions They can be prevented by changing the side of the head the infant puts pressure on Babies should still be placed on their ...

MORE: Babies With Flat Heads on the Rise: Is ‘Back to Sleep’ to Blame? A lot has changed since my son was born in 2002. Experts now know that positional plagiocephaly can originate in utero, ...

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

Flat head syndrome, also called positional plagiocephaly, develops in babies because of external pressures on the soft, malleable baby skull. It is more common now that babies sleep on their backs ...

Now, he figures that babies with flat heads account for one of every four new outpatient visits at A I duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Del., where he is a neurosurgeon.

One-fifth to one-half of babies develop flat spots on their heads, an unintended side effect of public health campaigns to put babies to sleep on their backs; a new study finds that expensive ...

With any luck, Mason Byrd will soon be out of the small white helmet that's been his best friend for three months. For 23 hours a day, the busy 9-month-old wears a snug-fitting head piece called a ...

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 ...

Baby helmets may be a waste of money 01:02. Some babies develop a flat area on their head from lying in the same position for long periods of time, but special helmets are ineffective in treating ...