It's common for babies to be born with misshapen heads after passing through the narrow birth canal due to their malleable and separate skull bones. Newborn and infant skull bones will usually not ...

Flat head shapes in babies are common and usually manageable. Understanding regular head shape changes and recognising mild, moderate, or severe flattening helps parents take early action. Following ...

Head growth of the fetus and infant is largely determined by brain growth. The brain reaches 90% of adult size by 1 year of age; it is 95% of its ultimate adult size by 6 years of age and growth is ...

The federal agency says the pillows may lead to suffocation or even death. The Food and Drug Administration has released a safety bulletin urging parents and caregivers not to use head-shaping pillows ...

Parents and caregivers should not use infant head-shaping pillows meant to change an infant’s head shape or that claim to treat a medical condition, the US Food and Drug Administration said Thursday. ...

Parents of brachycephalic infants who are concerned about their infant's head shape should be counseled and reassured that it is normal and that no treatment is necessary. Prevention measures should ...

Parents should not use infant head shaping pillows to change a baby’s head shape or symmetry, the Food and Drug Administration advised on Thursday. The agency warned that these products can create an ...