Positional Plagiocephaly
To: The American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on Infant Positioning andSIDSJohn Kattwinkel, MD, ChairpersonJohn G. Brooks, MDMaurice E. Keenan, MDMichael Malloy, MDAndTo: The American Board of Ped... continue reading »
"As a new Grandmother I am shocked to learn that "rotating infants from each side to their back" after each feeding (every 3 hours) is not the most highly recommended procedure for new parents and all caretakers. I raised "2 healthy babies" with no head ab"
"My 3 month old has just been diagnosed and must wear a helmet"
"Pediatricians need to be trained in recognizing positional plagiocephaly and they need to take parents' concerns seriously."
"My son has plagiocephaly."
"Auckland. New Zealand"
"It's sad when parents have to find out information about plagiocephaly from the Internet, not from their pediatrician. It's time to get on board!"
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"Back Sleeping infants have much higher incidences of Plagiocephaly, Torticollis, Motor Skills Delays, and Social Skills Delays between 6 months and 18 months. In the extreme cases (say 1 in 200) I bet in some very rare cases (outliers) the child is diagno"
"Had 3 mo. old son at Ped's for check up/Shots. After check up I mentioned to Ped about sons misshapen head and his ears being missalligned (what we now know is he had mod to severe Plagio at the time!) She hadn't even noticed! By sheer luck, another Docto"
