Elliot was born with plagiocephaly – or flat head syndrome, as it’s more commonly known. His parents had to decide whether to risk leaving it, as the NHS recommend, or to put him in an orthotic helmet for 22 hours a day. They chose the latter. Here’s what happened…
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“I thought long and hard about whether to go through with a vaginal birth,” says Dr Charlotte-Eve Short. But towards the end of her pregnancy, she decided to book in for a c-section – a decision many British obstetricians would also make. Here’s why…