A result of this is that babies now spend much of their early lives lying on their backs, while sleeping, while being carried about or while in car seats, for instance, and this is a time when the baby’s skull is softest and most easily moulded into a different shape.
Since the ‘back to sleep’ campaign, doctors have recommended that all babies sleep on their backs to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS or ‘cot death’). The main cause of pressure is the baby’s sleeping position. Coronavirus (COVID-19) – information for children, young people and familiesĬoming to GOSH for a day or inpatient admissionĬoming to GOSH for an outpatient appointmentĪlthough you may hear plagiocephaly referred to as a type of craniosynostosis (a condition where the skull plates fuse too early), the skull plates are not fused, but moulded into a different shape - a condition that does not require the surgical treatment needed for craniosynostosis.
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