The number of cases of sudden infant death syndrome has gone down since 1992 when the American Academy of Pediatricians recommended that infants sleep on their backs to reduce sudden infant death ...

Here's something nobody warns you about until you are about to have, or have recently had, a baby: their skulls are surprisingly malleable. However, there are downsides to having a malleable head, as ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A number of factors, including gender and favorite head position -- but not sleeping position -- influence the severity of flat head syndrome in infants, researchers found ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When it comes to infants' risk of developing a flat spot on the head, environment appears more important than genes, a new study finds. The study, published in the journal ...

Ever since the advice came out for babies to sleep on their backs to prevent sudden infant death syndrome, there have been more infants who have developed flat spots on their heads. The condition was ...

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 to ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with any advertisers on this site. Topping the list of rules for new parents is that you should always put babies to sleep on their back, on a firm, flat ...

Infant head-shaping pillows are not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and should not be used, the agency warned. The pillows can create an unsafe sleep environment for infants, ...