american acad of pediatrics

[Guest guest]

Not to put a damper on all of the oustanding work going on here - but maybe this is why our battle is so hard - I pulled this off of the Amer Acad of Ped web site

http://www.aap.org/new/sids/question.htm copyright at the bottom is 2002 - Boy do they need some education - (PT)

Questions and Answers forProfessionals on Infant SleepingPosition and SIDS

Will supine sleeping cause flat heads?There is some suggestion that the incidence of babies developing a flat spot on their occiputs may have increased since the incidence of prone sleeping has decreased. This is almost always a benign condition, which will disappear within several months after the baby has begun to sit up. Flat spots can be avoided by altering the supine head position. Techniques for accomplishing this include turning the head to one side for a week or so and then changing to the other, reversing the head-to-toe axis in the crib, and changing the orientation of the baby to outside activity (e.g., the door of the room). "Positional plagiocephaly" seldom, if ever, requires surgery and is quite distinguishable from craniosynostosis.

Should products be used to keep babies on their backs or sides during sleep?Although various devices have been marketed to maintain babies in a non-prone position during sleep, the Task Force does not recommend their use. None of the studies that showed a reduction in risk when the prevalence of prone sleeping was reduced used devices. No studies examining the relative safety of the devices have been published.

Experience from sleep position campaigns overseas suggests that most infants can be stabilized in the side position by bringing the infant’s dependent arm forward, at right angles to the body, with the infant’s back propped against the side of the crib. There should be no need for additional support. Infants who sleep on their backs need no extra support

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 4/14/02 9:34:34 PM Central Daylight Time,

jain_doe2001@... writes:

<< No wonder most Dr's don't

do anything, they are being told it is benign! Idiots! >>

Amen sister!!

Marci

[Guest guest]

:

WOWZA - that's one of the worst articles I've ever read & you got it

off AAP's website??? YIKES! Scary. I like how they don't even

mention helmets or bands.....I could really go on about everything

the article lacks. What a shame.

Thanks for sharing that

Debbie Abby's mom dOCGrad

MI

--- In Plagiocephaly@y..., " Matt and Arduser " <mtarduser@m...>

wrote:

> Not to put a damper on all of the oustanding work going on here -

but maybe this is why our battle is so hard - I pulled this off of

the Amer Acad of Ped web site

> http://www.aap.org/new/sids/question.htm copyright at the bottom is

2002 - Boy do they need some education - (PT)

>

> Questions and Answers for

> Professionals on Infant Sleeping

> Position and SIDS

>

> Will supine sleeping cause flat heads?

> There is some suggestion that the incidence of babies developing a

flat spot on their occiputs may have increased since the incidence of

prone sleeping has decreased. This is almost always a benign

condition, which will disappear within several months after the baby

has begun to sit up. Flat spots can be avoided by altering the supine

head position. Techniques for accomplishing this include turning the

head to one side for a week or so and then changing to the other,

reversing the head-to-toe axis in the crib, and changing the

orientation of the baby to outside activity (e.g., the door of the

room). " Positional plagiocephaly " seldom, if ever, requires surgery

and is quite distinguishable from craniosynostosis.

>

> Should products be used to keep babies on their backs or sides

during sleep?

> Although various devices have been marketed to maintain babies in a

non-prone position during sleep, the Task Force does not recommend

their use. None of the studies that showed a reduction in risk when

the prevalence of prone sleeping was reduced used devices. No studies

examining the relative safety of the devices have been published.

>

> Experience from sleep position campaigns overseas suggests that

most infants can be stabilized in the side position by bringing the

infant's dependent arm forward, at right angles to the body, with the

infant's back propped against the side of the crib. There should be

no need for additional support. Infants who sleep on their backs need

no extra support

[Guest guest]

,

Thanks for sharing this article with us. Its no wonder why so many

parents are having a tough time with there insurance companies with

articles like this one out there. So much misinformaion out there,

its really sad.

Niki

Kaylie & Danny (STAR grads)

Phila., PA

--- In Plagiocephaly@y..., " Matt and Arduser " <mtarduser@m...>

wrote:

> Not to put a damper on all of the oustanding work going on here -

but maybe this is why our battle is so hard - I pulled this off of

the Amer Acad of Ped web site

> http://www.aap.org/new/sids/question.htm copyright at the bottom is

2002 - Boy do they need some education - (PT)

>

> Questions and Answers for

> Professionals on Infant Sleeping

> Position and SIDS

>

> Will supine sleeping cause flat heads?

> There is some suggestion that the incidence of babies developing a

flat spot on their occiputs may have increased since the incidence of

prone sleeping has decreased. This is almost always a benign

condition, which will disappear within several months after the baby

has begun to sit up. Flat spots can be avoided by altering the supine

head position. Techniques for accomplishing this include turning the

head to one side for a week or so and then changing to the other,

reversing the head-to-toe axis in the crib, and changing the

orientation of the baby to outside activity (e.g., the door of the

room). " Positional plagiocephaly " seldom, if ever, requires surgery

and is quite distinguishable from craniosynostosis.

>

> Should products be used to keep babies on their backs or sides

during sleep?

> Although various devices have been marketed to maintain babies in a

non-prone position during sleep, the Task Force does not recommend

their use. None of the studies that showed a reduction in risk when

the prevalence of prone sleeping was reduced used devices. No studies

examining the relative safety of the devices have been published.

>

> Experience from sleep position campaigns overseas suggests that

most infants can be stabilized in the side position by bringing the

infant's dependent arm forward, at right angles to the body, with the

infant's back propped against the side of the crib. There should be

no need for additional support. Infants who sleep on their backs need

no extra support

[Guest guest]

I could name a million different things wrong with that article, but

I will only mention this:

" This is almost always a benign condition, which will disappear

within several months after the baby has begun to sit up. Flat spots

can be avoided by altering the supine head position. "

I do not think having facial and head deformity is benign! I also

would like to point out that flat spots can be avoided IF YOUR DARN

DR. KNOWS THAT IT IS A PROBLEM IN THE FIRST PLACE! It is hard to try

and prevent something when your DR. is telling you that it is normal

and that it will round out on it's own. It maked me so mad that they

did not go into this more in the article. No wonder most Dr's don't

do anything, they are being told it is benign! Idiots!

Anne