Sentences with phrase «term plagiocephaly»

Though it might sound complicated, the term plagiocephaly literally means «oblique head.»

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Over-use of baby gear such as infant car seat carriers, baby swings, rock»n plays, napping wedges and more is a huge contributing factor to positional plagiocephaly (the fancy term for head flattening).

Referrals to craniofacial centers for evaluation of deformational plagiocephaly and brachycephaly are increasing.8 This increase in deformations has been temporally linked to the Back to Sleep program advanced by the American Academy of Pediatrics in 1992 that advises the avoidance of the prone sleeping position as a method of reducing the rates of sudden infant death syndrome.10,, 12,13 There is a delay in early gross motor milestones in children forced to sleep supine but these delays seem transient and have not been linked as yet to any longer term problems.14 Children who are encouraged to sleep on their backs and develop abnormal head shapes as a result are a different population than children who spontaneously restricted their movement in bed for one reason or another.

The medical term for this condition is positional plagiocephaly.

A new study published in the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics shows a very disturbing trend, that the incidence of flat head syndrome, or positional plagiocephaly, was estimated at 46.6 % of the 440 healthy full term infants who were studied.

I have noticed a great increase in infants developing flat spots and different shaped heads (when severe, the medical term is called plagiocephaly).

This guide will walk you through the levels of the Plagiocephaly Severity Scale in simple terms that -LSB-...]

When a pediatrician makes a diagnosis of plagiocephaly or flat head syndrome, they will sometimes include technical terms and measurements.