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Plagiocephaly Awareness Week is
August 12-19.
Plagiocephaly.Info (www.plagiocephaly.info)
joins with the Plagiocephaly Care UK (www.plagiocephalycare.org)
in urging expecting parents as well as current parents and caregivers of
young infants to think about the prevention of plagiocephaly (flat
head syndrome).
Plagiocephaly refers to a flattening of one area of a babies head due to
prolonged pressure. The risks of plagiocephaly can be greatly reduced by
using some simple repositioning techniques and giving your child lots of
supervised tummy time for play and motor development.
Parents and caregivers should be aware that if left untreated, children,
especially those with moderate to severe deformities may experience
other medical issues later in life.
Plagiocephaly.Info joins with the
Plagiocephaly Care UK in reminding
parents that, if they have concerns about the shape of their child’s
head, they should seek medical advice to rule out other conditions (for
example, torticollis or
craniosynostosis) that require other forms of
intervention, perhaps even surgery.
Plagiocephaly Awareness Week is August 12-19. Events for this first
annual event are planned at locations in Scotland and England:
- Sunday 12th August - Parents meet at Tumblezone
(soft play area and cafe), Houston Industrial Estate, Livingstone,
Scotland from 1pm where we will be having a balloon release and
Plagiocephaly Care UK cake!!
- Monday 13th August - Mandie Wells, a member of
Plagiocephaly Care UK is giving a plagiocephaly awareness talk at
the Quality Hotel Loughborough, New Ashby Road, Loughborough,
Leictershire, England at 7pm. This was requested by The Rotary Club
and members only are invited.
- Tuesday 14th August - Sponsored Toddlers Trot
around Stratchlyde Country Park, 366 Hamilton Road, Motherwell,
Scotland at 1pm.
- Thursday 16th August - Parents meet at The
Marmalade Pot (soft play area and restuarant), Riverside, Dundee
from 1pm onwards.
- Friday 17th August - Parents meet in Loreburn
Hall, Newall Tce, Dumfries and Galloway from 11am - 2pm. Activities
include a bouncy castle, face painting, best dressed teddy
competition and kids lunch!! Entry fee is £5 per child.
- Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th August -
Plagiocephaly information stall at the hugely popular Galloway
Country Fair. There are Bumbo seats and an adorable Natures Nest to
be won and Plagiocephaly Care UK key rings will be on sale!
- Sunday 19th August - Fund raising night in The
King's Head, Main street, Bonington, Loughborough, Leicestershire,
England from 7pm, everyone's welcome!
- Saturday 11th August In addition to awareness
week there will be a Plagiocephaly Information stall at Carillon
Court Shopping Centre, 20-21 Carillon Court, Loughborough,
Leicestershire from 9am - 5pm where a table tennis will be auctioned
and Plagiocephaly Care UK keyrings will be on sale!
Plagiocephaly Awareness Week is also a good time to
learn more about taking an active role in your child’s development. If
you have concerns about your child’s physical and/mental development,
talk to your doctor. Early intervention Sleep problems are often
treatable.
For more information on the prevention, assessment and treatment of
abnormal head shape, visit Plagiocephaly Care UK’s website at
www.plagiocephalycare.org
or Plagiocephaly Info at
www.plagiocephaly.info.
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Plagiocephaly Care UK (www.plagiocephalycare.org)
is a parents’ support group based in the United Kingdom. They support
families affected by plagiocephaly. They provide friendly forums where
parents can seek advice on repositioning, fundraising, alternative
therapies and receive updates on the Scottish and English petitions.
For more information, contact Mandy Muir at
mandy@plagiocephalycare.org.uk.
Plagiocephaly.Info (www.plagiocephaly.info)
is a website maintained by Kevin M. Kelly. Ph.D., a biomedical
anthropologist at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. The website
has been a source of information about head shape for parents and
caregivers since 1999.
Contact Dr. Kelly at
kevin-kelly@uiowa.edu.
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