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Plagiocephaly News Archive: 1996-2004
Please submit news links to Kevin-Kelly@UIowa.edu.

Dallas Morning News: March 2, 2004
Twins experience new found freedom - Helmets allow them to take lumps without fear of danger by Beatriz Terrazas

CBC New Brunswick - Information Morning Saint John: July 10, 2003
Helmet To Help Prevent Plagiocephaly - Interview with Dave Mueller (orthotist) & Jeff Sponagle (parent)
[requires Real Player Basic]

Cap Cod Times: July 7, 2003
Hannah's story, Baby's misshapen head leads parents to educate others about her condition by Robin Lord

The Journal News: July 7, 2003
More babies developing flat spots - by
Melissa Klein

The Scotsman: July 7, 2003
Parents' fears of cot death blamed for rise in babies' deformed skulls by Tara Womersley

CBS 2 (New York): June 6, 2003
Babies With Misshapen Heads, A CBS 2 HealthWatch Report by Lisa Daniels
[includes a written report as well as a link to video of the on-line report]

New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal | Health - Life As published on page C1/C3 on March 6, 2003
A threat to Little Skulls: Parents warn others to monitor the head shape of their babies - by Chuck Brown

Reuters Health Information: January 8, 2002
Twins' womb position linked to misshapen head risk - by Amy Norton

HealthScout News: January 7, 2002
Sharing a Womb Can Flatten Skull.
Risk greater for twin on the bottom - by Adam Marcus

Albert and Logan News - Logan Edition: October 31, 2001
Julianna's Mission

Des Moines Register: October 15, 2001
Now I lay thee down: Device helps shape skull - by Dawn Sagario

Edmonton Journal: September 14, 2001
Sleeping on their back flattens some babies' heads - by Hillary Waldman

Miami Herald: June 17, 2001

Gaylord Herald Times: June 13, 2001
Helmet therapy reshapes child's life - by Hillary Dickerson

Dane County Kids: May 2001
Plagiocephaly, or "flat-head syndrome": Misshapen heads resulting from newborns sleeping on their backs - by Georgia Beaverson

The Telegram Online: April 7, 2001
Special helmet for a little charmer - by Jean Edwards Stacey

Traverse City Record-Eagle: November 12, 2000
The littlest Red Wing: Technique to prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome results in more flat-headed babies - by Rebecca Kalajian

The Charlotte Observer: December 27, 1999
Some Babies Need A Helmet - by Karen Garloch [pdf file at Cranial Tech]

Twins Magazine: July/August 1999
Directing Symmetrical Growth: Positional Head Molding In Multiples - by Tim Littlefield [pdf file at Cranial Tech]

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Press Release: July 8, 1999
SIDS prevention tactic leads to epidemic of 'misshapen head' in infants.

Las Vegas Review: January 16, 1999:
Finding Solutions - by Tanya Flanagan [pdf file at Cranial Tech]

Raising Arizona Kids: June 1998:
DOC Bands: Reshaping the Future - by Gail Tabor [pdf file at Cranial Tech]

The Denver Post: February 13, 1996
Helmet An Alternative To Surgery - by Ann Schrader and Robert Kowalski [pdf file at Cranial Tech]

Pediatric News: April 1996
Sleep Position Tied to Head Flattening - by John Capri [pdf file at Cranial Tech]

Woman's World: July 16, 1996
The Information That's Saved Babies Has Also Hurt Them - by Barbra Smalley [pdf file at Cranial Tech]

Wall Street Journal: Friday, February 23, 1996
Some Physicians Do Unnecessary Surgery On Heads of Infants - by Bob Ortega [pdf file at Cranial Tech]

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