Guest guest Posted June 19, 2002 Report Share Posted June 19, 2002 This TV news segment has been running on several different news station across the country. I have not seen it, but a friend emailed it to me. Their numbers are way off, they say plagio numbers in babies now are about one in 300, when it is actually one in 40-50 babies. I've heard of Dr. Ben Carson in our group before. I beleive he is quite against banding. I thought you'd all be interested in reading this: Debbie Abby's mom DOCGrad MI 1. KATC-ABC LAFAYETTE, LA Run Time: 1:48 JUN 11 2002 10:00PM KATC3 @ TEN [**10:19:07 PM**] SINCE 1992, WHEN THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS RECOMMENDED BABIES SLEEP ON THEIR BACKS, THE INCIDENCE OF SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME HAS DROPPED BY 40-PERCENT. BUT SOME PARENTS HAVE NOTICED GRADUAL CHANGES IN THE SHAPE OF THEIR BABIES HEADS. ONLY ABOUT 33 OUT OF 10-THOUSAND BABIES BORN HAS SOME VARIATION OF FLATTENED HEAD.BUT AS KATC'S CANDICE GALE TELLS US IN TONIGHT'S PARENTING, IT IS AN INCREASING OCCURRENCE. FOLLOWING THE AAP RECOMMENDATION, SCOTT DEINISH HAS BEEN SLEEPING ON HIS BACK SINCE THE DAY HE WAS BORN. ... THIS IS A CONDITION CALLED PLAGIOCEPHALY OR FLATTENED HEAD. BENJAMIN CARSON M.D./NEUROSURGEON: THERE IS A TENDENCY FOR THE BACK OF THE HEAD TO BECOME FLATTENED SOMETIMES, PARTICULARLY IF THE NECK MUSCLES ARE UNEVEN AND THE BABY TENDS TO LIE TO ONE SIDE OF THE HEAD MORE THAN THE OTHER SIDE. SOMETIMES THE PROCESS STARTS IN UTERO. ... DESPITE THE CHANCES OF DEVELOPING A FLATTENED HEAD, KEEP PUTTING YOUR BABY ON HIS BACK TO SLEEP TO REDU CE THE RISK OF SIDS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT PARENTING.COM.CANDICE GALE, KATC ACADIANA'S NEWSCHANNEL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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