Whether treating conservatively, with a helmet or just monitoring for growth, the MCU will show comparative changes in growth and symmetry.
#MISSHAPEN BABY HEAD SOFTWARE#
This flattening at the back of the head – typically on one side or the other, based on how the infant lies – can cause facial and other changes.ģD Measurement and Comparison Unit (MCU) software from Orthomerica allows an orthotist to provide concise and objective measurements of a child’s head shape.
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Plagiocephaly occurs because the bony plates of a baby’s skull are soft and have not yet fused together. I didn’t anticipate that it would be that high.” “What we found out was that when we studied infants that were seven to 12 weeks of age coming into two-month immunization clinics in Calgary, almost half of them had some sort of flat spot on their head,” said Aliyah Mawji of the School of Nursing at Mount Royal University in Calgary. The study by Calgary researchers is believed to be the first in Canada to look at the incidence of what’s known as plagiocephaly, a flattening of the back of a baby’s skull. OAPLīy Sheryl Ubelacker, The Canadian Press, Global News Calgary July 08, 2013Īlmost half of Canadian infants develop flat areas on the back of their heads by the age of two months, likely the result of sleeping face-up to prevent sudden infant death syndrome, a study suggests.