Abstract
Of 214 preterm infants studied at Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, Utrecht, the Netherlands, 94 (44%) had a grade 111 intraventricular hemorrhage (1VH), and 120 (56%) had a grade IV hemorrhage.
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Malposition of head and neck in utero for 6 weeks or more before delivery was associated with torticollis; larger babies, birth trauma and long labor with facial asymmetry; and birth trauma with plagiocephaly
Of 214 preterm infants studied at Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, Utrecht, the Netherlands, 94 (44%) had a grade 111 intraventricular hemorrhage (1VH), and 120 (56%) had a grade IV hemorrhage
Post-hemorrhagic ventricular dilatation (PHVD) developed significantly more often in survivors with grade III hemorrhage (78%) than in infants with grade IV hemorrhage (53%)(p=0.002)
Summary
RISKS OF PLAGIOCEPHALY AND TORTICOLLIS IN NEWBORNS The incidence and characteristics of torticollis, plagiocephaly and facial asymmetry were evaluated prospectively by photographic analysis in 102 healthy newborn infants in a study at University of California, San Diego. Asymmetries of craniofacial development affecting 73% of newborns included torticollis in 16%, asymmetrical mandible in 13%, facial asymmetry in 42%, and asymmetry of the head in 61%. Malposition of head and neck in utero for 6 weeks or more before delivery was associated with torticollis; larger babies, birth trauma and long labor with facial asymmetry; and birth trauma with plagiocephaly.
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