Smiles for Kids Blog
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Baby's Sleep Position May Not Affect Severity of Head Flattening
But study finds lower gestational age, being male did have a correlation
"We found a trend toward less flattening in infants who slept prone [face downward], or in positions that were alternated," Dr. Albert Oh, a professor of surgery at the Alpert Medical School at Brown University, said in a Hasbro Children's news release. "Interestingly, however, while supine [on the back] positioning has been a well-established risk factor for the development of plagiocephaly, we were not able to demonstrate a logical correlation to indicate more severe flattening from the supine position."
Via US News & World Report