Babies With Flat Heads On The Rise

A new review of the texas birth defects registry shows that cases of flattened heads.

Babies with flat heads on the rise.

According to the american academy of family physicians it affects up to 50 percent. Now he figures that babies with flat heads account for one of every four new outpatient visits at a i dupont hospital for children in wilmington del where he is a neurosurgeon. April 5 2011 5 26 pm cbs news cbs flat headed babies appear to be on the rise at least in texas. 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. Since the 90s we ve seen a lot of kids with flat backs of their heads taub points out. Doctors point out it doesn t inhibit brain development or. Flat heads on the rise dr.