Is the flat head pillow helpful or harmful?
During pregnancy and the first months of life, thousands of parents wonder whether the flat head pillow can be useful for one's baby (pillow with a hole).
The short answer is "unfortunately not, in fact it is dangerous" and I will tell you more.
In this article I explain the scientific reason so the flat head pillow NOT working and how prevent o solve really the Positional plagiocephaly of the infant with the right postural recommendations.
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The only con is that you have to invest 1 hour of your time to read it carefully. 
Flat head pillow: why it is dangerous
The flat head pillow, being concave e envelopingIt limits the movement of the child's neck and increases the support surface of the head. These characteristics mean that the pillow increases the risk of flatten the infant's head, especially when the infant is over 2 to 3 months old and its little head is already too big for the hole itself.
In addition, the thickness of the flat head pillow raise the head 2-3 cm of the infant from the cot and this not good at all for your baby's neck for two reasons.
Incorrect posture
Firstly, because lifting the head positions the neck in a incorrect postural posture. In secondly because, by flexing the neck, decreases rotation capacity cervical (it is more blocked and rigid).
Risk of suffocation and SIDS
Last but certainly not least, the guidelines of the Ministry of Health and theWorld Health Organisation on baby safety emphasise that the baby's cradle must be free of pillows as well as increase the risk of choking and Syndrome of cot death of the newborn).
How to really prevent or treat plagiocephaly in newborns
Flathead and positional plagiocephaly of the newborn child can be PREVENT e SOLVE.
How to do it?
Certainly a pillow is not enough, but correct medical information is needed for the well-being of your child.
You need to know the postural attitudes that create (incorrect postures) and what are the right precautions to be put into practice during the day (cot, in arms, band, playing on the mat, myogenic torticollis, etc.) to prevent or solve it.
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If your child has already developed it and you want it cure in the best possible way and in the shortest possible time, click here.
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