Do preterm infants always have flattened heads?. Issue 5 (May 1993)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rutter, N; Hinchliffe, W; Cartlidge, P H
• Is Part Of: Archives of disease in childhood. Volume 68:Issue 5(1993)Spec No
• Page Start: 606
• Page End: 607
• Publication Date: 1993-05
• Subjects: Children -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Infants -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 618.920005
• DOI: 10.1136/adc.68.5_Spec_No.606
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0003-9888

Abstract

Abstract : It has previously been shown that a soft mattress lessens the degree of head flattening that occurs in preterm infants in the early weeks of life. A follow up study of 31 infants of < 32 weeks' gestation found head flattening had resolved by 3-4 years of age, regardless of the type of mattress used in the neonatal period, and the children had heads similar in shape to full term controls.