A new review of the texas birth defects registry shows that cases of flattened heads.
Babies with flat heads on the rise.
Since the 90s we ve seen a lot of kids with flat backs of their heads taub points out.
According to the american academy of family physicians it affects up to 50 percent.
William butler a pediatric neurosurgeon at boston s massachusetts general hospital for children says it s probably not coincidental that he s seen a boost in the number of patients with cranial flat spots a condition which he says is cosmetic.
Positional plagiocephaly also called deformational plagiocephaly is the most common type of flat head syndrome.
April 5 2011 5 26 pm cbs news cbs flat headed babies appear to be on the rise at least in texas.
Flat heads on the rise dr.
Doctors point out it doesn t inhibit brain development or.
Although there has been a recent rise in the incidence of flat head syndrome placing your baby on the back is often not the main cause of the condition.