According to the “Health” website, the American Food and Drug Administration warned against using a pillow for an infant’s head while they sleep, stating that doing so could result in the youngster suffocating or dying. The FDA also stated that the pillow was useless and dangerous.
According to a press statement from the US Food and Drug Administration, the product was marketed as improving the infant’s head shape or consistency or as treating other medical issues, but no benefits have been demonstrated.
The statement continued, “If you have a pillow to direct the shape of the infant’s head, get rid of it and do not donate it or give it to anyone else. Also, be aware that infant-specific pillows are not safe or effective for the prevention or treatment of flat head syndrome or other medical conditions.
According to the US Food and Drug Administration, flat head syndrome often goes away on its own as a baby grows, is not unpleasant, and has no developmental risks. The use of the head formation pillow may delay the necessary medical assessments and hide something more dangerous, such as the maximization of early Druze, The bones of the baby’s skull are growing together very early.
Both the American National Institutes of Health and the American Pediatrics Academy recommends to sleep infants on their back in a bed on a flat surface – not tilted – without cushions, games, soft things or a loose bed.
These suggestions are meant to lessen the likelihood of unexpected newborn sudden death, which includes sudden infant death syndrome.
The Food and Drug Administration also stated that medical professionals shouldn’t promote head formation for infants and should inform their patients of the risks.
The pillows of the formation of the infant head are usually small, with a gap or hole in the middle designed to calm the back of the infant’s head while the infant lying on the face some of them is rectangular.
Hats, helmets, and other headgear have been banned by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in order to enhance the consistency or shape of the head in newborns and young children between the ages of 3 and 18 months.
According to the US Food and Drug Administration, these devices are also intended for babies between the ages of 3 and 18 months who have had their head shapes surgically rectified but who still have a severe to severe flat head.
The FDA advises against giving infants a head formation pillow.
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