Babies with Position-Related Head Deformities Need Specialist Evaluation and Conservative Treatment, Experts Say

In the two decades since the start of "Back to Sleep" campaign, doctors and surgeons have seen a surge in the number of infants with position-related head deformities called deformational (or positional) plagiocephaly. Amid often-conflicting recommendations, there's still a lack of solid scientific data to guide diagnosis and treatment of this problem, according to a special topic section of the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

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