Clinical assessment of head orientation profile development and its relationship with positional plagiocephaly in healthy term infants - A prospective study.

Background: Positional plagiocephaly refers to atypical development of an uneven head shape with asymmetrical head orientation as a post-natal risk factor. The development of the head orientation profile and its relationship with positional plagiocephaly are lacking.

Objectives: To explore the head orientation profile development and its relationship with positional plagiocephaly in healthy full term infants.