父母应不应该让婴儿使用枕头？曾发生致命事件，涉及因使用枕头而使头部抬高的婴儿。 那么，这种看似无害的床上用品与新生婴儿之间有什么联系呢？ Columbia Asia Hospital – Petaling Jaya的儿科专科医生，沈至恒医生为家长们解答。
“犹记得我在政府医院工作的时候，在做巡房时，我会看到不少父母会为宝宝在医院里准备枕头，很多是少于一岁的宝宝，甚至还有一些是新生儿。我问了问我的医生下属们，他们的意见是什么，大家都支支吾吾。一个看似简单的问题，医生们都不清不楚，更何况是父母了，很多时候又是人云亦云。今天就讲讲这个问题，希望大家以后不会人云亦云。”
宝宝需要用枕头吗？
新生宝宝是不需要枕头的。
为什么宝宝不需要枕头？
因为新生宝宝的脊椎骨，尤其是靠近颈椎的部位是直的，宝宝平躺的时候，后背和后脑勺是在同一个平面。
因此，如果给宝宝睡枕头，会使他的头部高过身体，他的颈部会形成一个弯曲，使得他的下巴更靠近胸口，进而限制宝宝的呼吸，甚至造成呼吸道紧闭，还会有危险。如此还会影响宝宝骨骼、脊椎的生长发育。
大量的医学研究表明，枕头是造成婴儿窒息猝死的重要因素，也是医学上讲的婴儿猝死综合征 (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, SIDS)。
那么何时需要枕头？
美国儿科权威机构，美国儿科学会建议一岁以上才给宝宝用枕头，如果可以的话延迟到18 个月更好。
这主要是关乎到宝宝的安全，同时降低婴儿猝死综合征 (SIDS)的风险，因为有临床数据显示枕头、毯子或者毛绒物都会提高SIDS 的机率。
功能性枕头有用吗？会不会让宝宝的头型更漂亮？
市面上有许多商家打着“让宝宝头型更漂亮”的旗号来宣传他们的产品，其实这些具有“定型”、“防偏头”的婴儿枕头，并不能让宝宝拥有更好的头型，反而会束缚宝宝，像“紧箍咒”一样限制宝宝的睡姿。
宝宝的头壳缝大约到了2岁才会互相接合，而且宝宝也用很多时间活动，喝奶等。这都会让头骨很好的发育。
这些所谓的“让宝宝头型更漂亮”枕头更可能造成头型扁平，因为宝宝头部的活动空间太局限了。
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