Start Cranial Deformities Diagnosis Prevention Orthopedic Treatment It's bad? Cranial growth Cojin Mimos Points of sale Pediatric Professionals About us? Congresses and News Links and Studies Contact us! Testimonials Go buy Mimos cushion In English! In Portuguese! In Français! In Deutsch! Normal Plagiocephaly Brachycephaly Scaphocephaly What is PLAGIOCEPHALY? If your baby's head is flat or looks deformed to you, your child could be developing a cranial deformity. Cranial deformity is understood to be any deformation or alteration of the growth of the baby's head that develops during the first 6 months of life. The most important causes are: the deformation suffered by the skull during childbirth, whether it is a normal or complicated delivery. baby spends too many hours lying in the same position the fetus was embedded in the pelvic canal several weeks before delivery The main risk groups are: Premature Males Born with forceps or other mechanical methods. Mentally handicapped Multiple births Third-party care The root of the problem in many cases is the deformation suffered by the baby's skull during delivery. This deformation is considered normal and in many cases babies recover in a few weeks, but in some cases all or part of the deformation is not recovered and some bones in the lower part of the skull may be dislodged. This dislocation of the sutures is not observable from the outside and will facilitate the cranial vault to easily deform when the baby spends most of the time lying down during the first months of life. It is very important and easy to prevent plagiocephaly or, failing that, to treat plagiocephaly as soon as possible. It's bad? Learn how plagiocephaly and brachycephaly are measured to see the severity of your baby's case. Online diagnosis! Diagnose the type, causes, and possible treatments for your baby. Prevention. Plagiocephaly is less serious than it may seem at first glance, but if it is not treated in time it can cause serious disorders . Parents are scared (with good reason) to see that our baby's head is not perfectly round. Plagiocephaly can be corrected in many cases if it is acted on time but nothing can replace a good prevention . We advocate that all babies are treated from day one with prevention exercises and the Pampering Cushion . Learn how to prevent plagiocephaly . If you are looking for a gift for a newborn, be original and give a round skull thanks to our cushion, and informing parents about plagiocephaly, brachycephaly and other cranial deformities. Warning. The information collected on our website is informative and comes from our own experience as parents, the encounter with many other cases and testimonies through this website, the advice of several pediatricians and the intensive reading of scientific literature and clinical studies on the origin and treatment of plagiocephaly and cranial deformities. However, this information should never be a substitute for the advice of a licensed pediatrician. Talk to your pediatrician and see a pediatric neurosurgeon specialist if you think your child may have plagiocephaly, brachycephaly, or some other cranial deformity. Last update date: February 18, 2016 Privacy Advertising www.infocefalia.com - - © 2008-12 infocefalia.com Site Map This website belongs to the company Think Pipe Line SLU with address at C / Llibertat 12-bajo, 08243 Manresa Medical Website Accredited by the Official College of Physicians of Barcelona Upcoming events Presentation of the Mimos Cushion at the Convex Expo in Monterrey, Mexico Continuous training at the Hospital de San Juan de Dios in Barcelona. Maternity and Baby Expo, Monterrey, Mexico XVI Annual Meeting of the SPMYCM.Albacete Hebammen und Pädiaterkongress NRW. Oberhausen. Germany What's new? Infocephaly at the 59th congress of the Spanish Pediatric Association (Gran Canaria, 3, 4 and 5 June 2010). Infocephaly in the III Congress of the SEFIP (Valladolid, May 13, 14 and 15, 2010). Infocephaly at the 10th Congress of Catalan Pediatrics (Menorca, April 22, 23 and 24, 2010) Infocephaly at the XV Scientific Conference of the Spanish Society for Child Rehabilitation, SERI (Hospital October 12, March 26 and 27, 2010). Infocephaly at the Dexeus Institute in Barcelona (January 26, 2010). Infocephaly at the XXII Congress of Neonatology and Perinatal Medicine of the SEN (October 14-16, 2009) in Valencia. Infocephaly at the XXIII National Congress of the Spanish Society of Out-of-hospital Pediatrics and Primary Care (October 8-11, 2009) in Oviedo. Infocephaly was invited to the SPAO Pediatric Congress in Jaen, September 24-25, 2009 Infocephaly was invited to the Annual Meeting of the Catalan Pediatric Society (May 15-16, 2009) in Viella, Valle de Aran. Interview on Barcelona TV (February 6, 2009)