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NHS: PLEASE help prevent plagiocephaly in babies!!

NHS: PLEASE help prevent plagiocephaly in babies!!

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Started by Anonymous 19 years, 4 months ago
Plagiocephaly (or \"flat head syndrome\" as it\'s often dubbed) is a deformation of the skull, most commonly found in babies - sometimes due to positioning in the womb, but more often now, due to our modern lifestyle. Babies spend their days in car seats, travel systems, laying under baby gyms, and being put on their backs to sleep (as per the hugely successful SIDS campaign). This quite literal

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April 22, 2009

The momentum behind this is undeniable and it proves the NHS cannot continue to ignore these preventable injuries. We have finally reached a point where they are forced to look at the damage their silence is causing our children.

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Sarah Adeyemi
19 years ago Featured

My nephew had this and it was so stressful. People need to know how to spot it early before it gets bad.

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Mark Castro
19 years ago Featured

It is crazy how much time these babies spend in car seats now. We need more info on this simple as that.

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Karen Mansour
19 years ago Featured

Help our babies please. Its not just cosmetic it affects their whole development.

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Jenny Huang
19 years ago Featured

totally agree!! awareness is key here. lets stop this before it starts.

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Lisa Chapman
19 years ago Featured

Why is this not common knowledge?? My daughter has a flat spot and i feel awful about it.

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David Ward
19 years ago Featured

The NHS needs to update their advice. New mums are doing what they are told but dont know about the risks of these travel systems.

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