Ahtam, Banu
Knorr, Aimee
McLaughlin, Kara
R. Rogers-Vizena, Carolyn
A. Feldman, Henry
Cole, Alexandra
Grant, P. Ellen
Lildharrie, Christina
Zhang, Fan
Rathi, Yogesh
J. O’Donnell, Lauren
DeGrazia, Michele
Funding for this research was provided by:
Boston Children’s Hospital Inquiry Investment Drives Evidence into Action (IDEA) Grant (91007)
Boston Children's Hospital Division of Newborn Medicine (94083)
Article History
Received: 27 May 2025
Revised: 11 November 2025
Accepted: 17 November 2025
First Online: 26 December 2025
Declarations
:
: Dr. DeGrazia is the inventor of a novel device to prevent deformational plagiocephaly in premature infants. Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) and Plagio LLC partially funded past research conducted by Dr. DeGrazia for studies examining deformational plagiocephaly prevention devices, including the device she invented. Plagio LLC in coordination with her employer BCH filed a patent for the device invented by Dr. DeGrazia. Plagio LLC is an affiliate of Boston Orthotics and Prosthetics. Dr. DeGrazia, Plagio LLC, and BCH may one day receive royalties for sale of the device. All other authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.