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Overtight swaddling causing rise in 'clicky hips'

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Newstalk ZB staff ,
Publish Date
Sat, 9 Apr 2016, 6:10pm
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Overtight swaddling causing rise in 'clicky hips'

Author
Newstalk ZB staff ,
Publish Date
Sat, 9 Apr 2016, 6:10pm

Doctors have issued a warning about the tight swaddling of babies after a surge in the number of hip-problems amongst infants.

A study in the medical journal of Australia has sounded the alarm, warning babies' legs should be free to turn out at the hip in a frog-like position.

The study has found the rate of "clicky hips" in walking-age children has risen tenfold.

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