Parents of brachycephalic infants who are concerned about their infant's head shape should be counseled and reassured that it is normal and that no treatment is necessary. Prevention measures should ...

When babies are first born, their heads can often be misshapen for the first few days, especially after a difficult delivery. In most cases, a baby’s head shape will correct itself shortly after birth ...

Newborns’ soft skulls can be misshapen in childbirth, which usually resolves on its own within the first month or so. But some babies develop positional plagiocephaly, a condition often caused by ...

New research published in the BMJ suggests that for positional skull deformation in infants – flattening of the skull as a result of laying in the same position for long periods – wearing a corrective ...