Re: Infant flat skulls can be avoided: U.S. doctors

"Mark" <mlowry3@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "JG" <jg030103@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > Another article for the "Well, DUH!" file.   Amazing how some people
> > manage to walk without someone else (a physician?) telling them
> > (headphones?) how ("Left foot...right foot...left foot...right
> > foot...left foot...").

> Is a slightly flattened back of the head (aka: positional
> plagiocephaly) dangerous to brain development?

Overwhelmingly, no.  Some flattened-head cases, however (e.g., those
severe enough to require corrective helmets), could conceivably hamper
*social* development if allowed to go unchecked.  With all the concern
about "bullying" these days, I'd advise parents, especially those
reluctant to encourage their kids to defend themselves, to try to have
their kids look as "normal" as possible.