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Case Reports
. 1980 Aug;22(4):507-9.
doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1980.tb04356.x.

Reduction of head flattening in preterm infants

D J Marsden
Case Reports

Reduction of head flattening in preterm infants

D J Marsden. Dev Med Child Neurol. 1980 Aug.

Abstract

Twins born after 30 weeks gestation were studied. One twin was reared with a water pillow for head support for 36 days and retained a more rounded head shape, comparable to the normal configuration at birth. The other twin had standard neonatal care and developed the scaphocephalic head typical of most ex-preterm infants. It is suggested that water pillows constitute a simple method of reducing skull deformation in preterm infants.

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