It's common for babies to be born with misshapen heads after passing through the narrow birth canal due to their malleable and separate skull bones. Newborn and infant skull bones will usually not ...

Infant sleep position impacts the development of head shape. Changes in infant sleep position, specifically the movement toward supine sleep, have led to a redefinition of normal head shape for ...

Bringing home a new baby is an exciting experience. But no matter how prepared you are, there will be things you may have never thought of that will surprise you. Like, possibly, your newborn baby’s ...

Adv Neonatal Care. 2005;5(6):329-340. The preterm infant who is placed in the prone position for extended periods may develop pronounced dolichocephaly and a prominent occiput. Limit prone positioning ...