Supine sleeping not a risk for head deformation.

Australian Doctor,  February, 2007  by Babbington, Gabrielle

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By Gabrielle Babbington

CONCERNS supine sleeping to prevent SIDS may increase the risk of deformational plagiocephaly have been ruled out by a study showing the condition is linked to various factors, such as positioning preferences.

The prospective study of 380 healthy full-term infants explored the prevalence and development of the condition at birth and the seventh postnatal week.

About 6% of newborns were affected by deformational plagiocephaly, which was five times more common in males, twice as prevalent in first-born children and 10% more likely in neonates with ...

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