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Branch LG, Kesty K, Krebs E, Wright L, Leger S, David LR. Deformational plagiocephaly and craniosynostosis: trends in diagnosis and treatment after the "back to sleep" campaign. The Journal of craniofacial surgery. 2015 Jan;26(26). 147-50.
Abstract
In 1992, the American Academy of Pediatrics discouraged prone sleeping positions because of its association with sudden infant death syndrome. After this was an increased incidence of deformational plagiocephaly (DP).