26-Sep-2009
Stopping SIDS at a Cost: Flat-Headed Babies
Zikkir World - Washington DC, USA
“The cost for sleeping on their backs is that there are kids who are going to have positional plagiocephaly,” Brown told ABCNews.com. ...

25-Sep-2009
The Friday News Blog
6minutes - Sydney, NSW, Australia
Placing babies on their backs to sleep may prevent SIDS but this has now been linked to plagiocephaly, the flat head condition that puts them at greater ...

25-Sep-2009
Severe plagiocephaly in babies can lead to ear infections
News-Medical.net - Sydney, Australia
Now new research suggests that infants with more severe plagiocephaly may have a higher rate of middle ear abnormalities associated with ear infections ...

25-Sep-2009
Infant Head-Flattening Linked to Ear Infections
MSN Health & Fitness - Redmond, WA, USA
They asked the parents of 1259 children with what is called positional plagiocephaly about their child's history of ear infections and found that half of ...

25-Sep-2009
SIDS safety blamed for babies' flat heads
Adelaidenow - Australia
This deformity of the soft bones of a baby's skull, called plagiocephaly, puts them at greater risk for ear infection and hearing loss. ...

24-Sep-2009
One less thing to worry about for infants with flat heads
Los Angeles Times - CA, USA
But placing infants on their backs instead of their stomachs has caused the rate of deformational plagiocephaly to surge. At Wake Forest University Medical ...

24-Sep-2009
Doubts over helmet cure for 'flat head syndrome' in babies
guardian.co.uk - UK
Several companies in the UK sell the helmets which they claim cure plagiocephaly (from the Greek for oblique head), or "flat head syndrome", which occurs in ...

19-Aug-2009
A Baby-friendly Philadelphia Eagles game?
Examiner.com - USA
We prepared for the noise by taping sponges over the earholes in Jack's plagiocephaly helmet. (Jack's is a mild plagiocephaly case, but as you can see we've ...

24-Jul-2009
Readers dig deep to help buy helmet for Hinckley's Jaiden
Hinckley Times - Hinckley, Leicestershire, UK
Jaiden, aged nine months, has a rare condition known as plagiocephaly which means that part of his skull is flattened on one side. ...

17-Jul-2009
Help our flat-head baby
Lancashire Evening Post - Preston, England, UK
By Matthew Squires Laura Ryan's five-month-old son Ethan has Plagiocephaly and Brachycephaly syndrome, also known as Flat Head syndrome. ...

12-Jul-2009
Reshaping Lives: Device helps heal babies heads
Northwest Herald - Crystal Lake, IL, USA
“Flatheadedness,” or positional plagiocephaly as it's described by doctors, can be an unintended consequence of a campaign that began in 1992. ...

17-Jun-2009
VIDEO: Mother's upset over lack of NHS support for her tot
Grantham Today - Grantham, England, UK
Seeing her little girl suffering with plagiocephaly, better known as flat head syndrome, Julie Byrne sought the Journal's help to afford treatment. ...

24-May-2009
Is my baby's head shape normal?
Times Online - UK
Recent research suggests that as many as half of all young babies have similarly shaped skulls as your son - flat-head syndrome - and that it's linked to ...

5-May-2009
Tummy time should solve baby's head worries
Irish Independent - Dublin, Ireland
By Grainne Ryan Plagiocephaly, or misshapen head, is quite a common condition in babies and your friend is correct in advising you to allow your son some ...

22-Apr-2009
Expert says crawling important for babies
Nashua Telegraph - Nashua, NH, USA
"Babies are spending more and more time on their backs . . . they're actually developing flat head (syndrome)," Garabedian said, referring to a condition ...

11-Apr-2009
Coundon couple reveal why their twins are 'our little miracles'
Coventry Telegraph - Coventry, England, UK
Adam suffers from brachycephaly, more commonly known as flathead syndrome, while his brother Luke has plagiocephaly, a more complicated head deformity, ...

4-Apr-2009
BVH Rehabilitation Department to Offer Free Screenings for Infants
Ada Herald - Ada, OH, USA
The Blanchard Valley Hospital Rehabilitation Department will offer free torticollis and plagiocephaly screenings on Tuesday, April 14 from 8 am to noon at ...

28-Mar-2009
Baby's Sleep Position May Not Affect Severity of Head Flattening
U.S. News & World Report - Washington, DC, USA
They examined risk factors for the severity of asymmetrical head shape, known as deformational plagiocephaly (DP), in a study involving 434 infants with the ...
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26-Mar-2009
STARscanner, STARband Cranial Helmets Making a Difference in the ...
MarketWatch (press release) - USA
Dawson developed plagiocephaly, which can result from babies resting for prolonged periods in one position in an infant carrier or crib. ...

25-Mar-2009
Risk factors for severe head flattening identified
Reuters - USA
The researchers also found that males with flat head syndrome outnumbered females 2 to 1 and that infants with flat head were apt to be born early, ...

14-Mar-2009
Sleep Wedges Doubtful for Infant Flat Head Syndrome
MedPage Today - Little Falls, NJ, USA
By Todd Neale, Staff Writer, MedPage Today PROVIDENCE, RI, March 13 -- Pillows and wedges designed to prevent or treat "flat head syndrome" in infants don't ...

14-Mar-2009
Risk Factors Determining Asymmetrical Head Shapes In Infants
MedIndia - Chennai, India
Many researchers have published reports of risk factors for the development of DP, or more commonly as flat head syndrome, which include supine positioning, ...

12-Mar-2009
Warning to parents after baby's head grew flat
The Surrey Herald - Surrey, England, UK
Emma Sparshatt, 32, wants to raise awareness of positional plagiocephaly, a condition in which the back or side of a baby's head appears flattened. ...

20-Feb-2009
NHS says no to 'flat head' baby
This is Nottingham - Nottingham, England, UK
Eight-month-old Tyler Shaw was found to have a severe form of plagiocephaly, known as flat head syndrome. His parents, Tom and Stacy, from Bakersfield were ...

11-Feb-2009
Eagle Rehab clinic helps make therapeutic treatment child's play
The Huntsville Times - al.com - Huntsville, AL, USA
Eagle Rehab treats children with torticollis or head tilted to one side, plagiocephaly or skull flattening, spina bifida, developmental delay, ...

11-Feb-2009
Joy as girl cured of skull condition
South Wales Guardian - UK
Little Megan underwent pioneering treatment after being born with plagiocephaly, or flat head syndrome. A trust fund was set up after Megan was denied ...

3-Feb-2009
Sales boss John Kilner loses almost six stone
Bradford Telegraph Argus - Bradford, England, UK
... in 12 months to help raise funds for Jenson Gillespie, a colleague’s son who was born with plagiocephaly, a condition which affects growth of the skull. ...

31-Jan-2009
Wakefield baker raises dough to help tot's treatment
Yorkshire Evening Post - Leeds, England, UK
The sales team leader lost nearly six stone in 12 months to help raise sponsored funds for Jenson who was born with plagiocephaly, a condition which affects ...

26-Jan-2009
New Scanner Removes Trauma From Baby Helmets
WCCO - Minneapolis,MN,USA
However, the statistics for plagiocephaly, or flat spots on the head, multiplied by six times. It now occurs in an estimated one in 50 children. ...

26-Jan-2009
Child Restraint Seats Selling Like Hotcakes
Inside Costa Rica - San Jose, Costa Rica
... not a passenger in a vehicle) or other seating that maintains supine positioning” to avoid developing positional plagiocephaly ("flat head syndrome") .

26-Jan-2009
Fitness: Put baby on your back, mom, but work to prevent problems
Mansfield News Journal - Mansfield, OH, USA
Plagiocephaly is an asymmetric condition of the head. Simply, it means flattening of a baby's head. It may be across the back or on one side. ...

22-Jan-2009
What helps to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome?
guardian.co.uk - UK
Observations on a recent increase in plagiocephaly without synostosis. Pediatrics. ... Increase in the incidence of occipital plagiocephaly. ...

7-Jan-2009
Baby completes successful "helmet" treatment
Hastings Observer - Hastings, England, UK
... a skull deformity was finally removed - and revealed a huge improvement. race to raise £2000 for one for Jesse, who suffered from Flat Head Syndrome. ...

4-Jan-2009
Shaping a life
Martinsburg Journal - Martinsburg, WV, USA
Plagiocephaly causes the head to be oblique which in turn can cause misalignment of the ears, facial asymmetry and a bulging forehead. Plagiocephaly can be ...

3-Jan-2009
Happy new year for little Ciaron
Scarborough Today - Scarborough, England, UK
Ciaron Eaveson, of Langdale Road, suffered from head abnormalities known as plagiocephaly and brachycephaly, which could be treated using a special helmet ...

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