Worried about your baby’s head shape? Discover how flat head syndrome can be gently treated at home, with expert insights ...

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 FDA is warning that parents should not use head-shaping pillows for infants. The head-shaping pillow is designed so that infants do not end up with “flat head” syndrome. But the pillow can lead to ...

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 ...

Note to new parents and other caregivers: Babies should sleep on their backs and ditch the soft bedding — no padded crib bumpers, blankets or pillows, including those claiming to shape infant heads.

Mitra Downes gazed worriedly at her identical twin boys, Zack and Adam, who were born premature, after a pregnancy marked by almost daily doctor’s visits. A prominent ridge ran from the bridge of the ...

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, warning that these products can create an "unsafe ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday released a warning to parents to not use infant head-shaping pillows to prevent or treat any medical conditions. In a news release, the FDA suggested that ...