Infant motor development between 0-4 months: a new look at the effect of the ‘back to sleep’ program

“重返睡眠”计划的一个意想不到的后果是变形性斜头畸形（DP）或“平头综合征”的发病率增加，以及对发育迟缓的担忧。目前尚不清楚的是，目前的建议是，在婴儿醒着时提供“胃时间”游戏是否是预防DP的最佳方法。将调查0-4个月的典型婴儿和患有DP的婴儿的发育情况，并对父母进行调查，作为制定和试验新的DP预防倡议的基础。

An unexpected consequence of the Back to Sleep program is an increased incidence of deformational plagiocephaly (DP), or “flat head syndrome”, and concern about delayed development. It is not clear whether the current recommendation to provide ‘tummy-time’ play for infants when awake is the best way to prevent DP. Development of typical infants 0-4 months and infants with DP will be investigated and parents surveyed as a basis for development and trialling of a new DP prevention initiative.