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Parents make 'flathead' plea



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THOUSANDS of parents are pressing the Scottish Parliament for mandatory checks on babies to prevent them developing "flat head syndrome".
Their petition, signed by 15,000 people, is due to be considered by the parliament's petitions committee on Tuesday .

They say plagiocephaly can affect up to 50 per cent of babies, but it can easily be prevented by giving advice to new parents.

Claire McCready, whose son Robbie Allan suffered from the condition as a baby, said: "The Scottish Government have promised that a leaflet on plagiocephaly would be given to all new parents, but it is not being handed out to new parents or displayed in health centres."





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  • Last Updated: 20 June 2008 11:18 AM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
1

A Friend of Fernando Poo,

20/06/2008 16:16:40
Aye, they've picked the right place right enough. I dare say they'll find quite a few flatheads in there.
2

No 42 days,

21/06/2008 12:24:22
Most deformed babies are the offspring of benefit dependent single-mothers. Lazy scroungers leave their kids in lying in their cots all day while they watch TV and smoke their way through two or three 20 packs. There's also an epidemic of toothless kids, thanks to the underclasses' addiction to Irn Bru.

 

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