Title: 3 Reasons Why your Baby's Head Tilts to One Side
Headings: 3 Reasons Why Your Baby’s Head Tilts to One Side
3 Reasons Why Your Baby’s Head Tilts to One Side
Why is my baby’s head tilted to one side?
Why does my baby lean to one side?
1. Congenital Muscular Torticollis
2. Acquired Torticollis
3. Klippel-Feil Syndrome
Treatments for Infant Head Tilt
Torticollis Treatment
Klippel-Feil Syndrome Treatment

Content: Congenital Muscular Torticollis
If your baby regularly has their head tilted to one side, this may be caused by torticollis. Torticollis, also known as wryneck, is a condition involving the muscles of the neck responsible for allowing the head to tilt down. Torticollis occurs when there is a small knot of tangled fibres in one of the side neck muscles, known as the sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM). This tangled knot means the sternocleidomastoid muscle is shorter on one side of the neck than the other, causing the head to tilt in the direction of the shorter muscle. Watch our YouTube video for a full explanation of the condition. If your baby has torticollis at birth, it’s referred to as congenital muscular torticollis and is the most common type. This knot in the SCM can develop whilst the baby is still in the womb and is a result of being cramped or being in an abnormal position, such as breech position. In turn, this can put extra pressure on one side of your baby’s head, which can cause the SCM to tighten. Torticollis is usually detected within the first few weeks of a baby’s life when a paediatrician or the midwife/health visitor notices a small lump on the side of the baby’s neck. Similarly, it can be detected by parents who notice that their baby’s head leans to one side and subsequently contacts a clinician.