Avoid a flat head on your baby
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Since parents are advised to let babies sleep on their back, the number of children with a flat back has increased. How do you avoid a flat or crooked head? And what can you do if your baby already has skull asymmetry?
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To prevent sudden infant death syndrome, parents are advised to let babies sleep on their backs. As a result, the number of children with a flat back or crooked head has increased significantly. Research by Michelle Feijen of the Maastricht University Medical Center in 2009 shows that one in five babies has a flat back of the head. An asymmetrical flattening of the back of the head is also called a plagiocephaly. A flattening in the center of the back of the head is called a brachycephaly. It is said to be plagio or brachycephaly when a child does not have craniosynostosis. That is the premature closing of one or more of the cranial seams.
Preferred Posture
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A flattening of the head is often caused by a preferred posture. Many babies have a preferred position. That means that most of the time your baby has turned their head to one side. This can create a flattened head. This is purely a cosmetic problem, a flat back of the head has no effect on health. The baby's head grows fastest during the first three months. The skull is then still soft. That is why your baby is most at risk of having a flat back of the head during these months if he has a preferred position. Therefore, pay close attention from birth and try as much as possible to let your baby look at the other side every time when going to sleep. For example by hanging up a brightly colored mobile. A preferred position usually has no medical cause. However, this may be the case. Do you think that's the case? Then contact your doctor immediately.
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Physiotherapy or redression helmet
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Has your child developed a preferred posture and has now developed a flat back of the head? There are two forms of treatment for a flat or crooked head: physiotherapy or a redression helmet. Physiotherapy mainly focuses on unlearning the preferred posture. A redression helmet is a helmet with a number of layers of foam on the inside, these are growth layers. If the baby's head grows and the helmet threatens to become too small, one or more foam layers or parts of it can be removed. Your child should wear the reduction helmet every day, preferably 23 hours a day. Often until his or her first birthday. Researchers believe that if a child has a preferred posture, it should receive physical therapy. If the child is five months old and the flattening is too severe, they should be referred for a redression helmet. If the child is always lying on the back of his head with a helmet on, a helmet and therapy must be combined.
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Has your child developed a preferred posture and has now developed a flat back of the head? There are two forms of treatment for a flat or crooked head: physiotherapy or a redression helmet. Physiotherapy mainly focuses on unlearning the preferred posture. A redression helmet is a helmet with a number of layers of foam on the inside, these are growth layers. If the baby's head grows and the helmet threatens to become too small, one or more foam layers or parts of it can be removed. Your child should wear the reduction helmet every day, preferably 23 hours a day. Often until his or her first birthday. Researchers believe that if a child has a preferred posture, it should receive physical therapy. If the child is five months old and the flattening is too severe, they should be referred for a redression helmet. If the child is always lying on the back of his head with a helmet on, a helmet and therapy should be combined.