To prevent flat spots, change the position of your baby’s head throughout the day: • Give your baby “tummy time” when he is awake and being watched.

It's a big word for a fairly common occurrence: plagiocephaly (pronounced play-gee-oh-sef-a-lee), which is Greek for oblique or slanted head. The condition refers to an asymmetrical skull, and it ...

Do you need to worry if your baby has a flat head, like the parents who make theirs wear helmets? Here are the facts about the condition behind that fad, and how to prevent or fix it.

Parents spend thousands of dollars to keep their kids safe, but new information shows one big expense may not be worth it. Those helmets that are supposed to prevent babies from getting flat heads ...

Plagiocephaly, or flat head syndrome, is a common condition that research has shown affects nearly 30 percent of babies by the time they see a doctor for their 2-month well-child visit. Factors ...

A parent's guide to baby Flat Head Syndrome and how to avoid it “Deformational Plagiocephaly (DP), is a medical condition more commonly known as ‘flat head syndrome’ (FHS), which occurs when ...

Baby heads are soft, which means that flat spots can can form in some situations. Helping prevent them is easier than you might think.

SEATTLE -- Ever since the advice came out for babies to sleep on their backs to prevent Sudden Death Syndrome, more infants have developed flat spots on their heads. The condition was once thought ...

How can you prevent flat head syndrome? Though approximately one in five babies develops flat head syndrome, the condition is easily preventable.