While the rate of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome has gone down since parents began placing infants to bed on their backs, the incidence of flatheadnesses has gone up.

How did one Utah family tackle the problem, and has it payed off? Science Specialist Ed Yeates updates this story.

As we reported in May, the parents of young Austin Freestone brought their son to Primary Children's Medical Center to be fitted for a helmet.

His parents, Alan and Larissa, had been placing Austin to bed on his back to prevent any chance of SIDS.

But at the same time, the back of his head was becoming noticeably flat.

Pediatricians across the country have noticed this shape-shifting in infants increasing at the rate of 30 to 40 percent - ever since the new SIDS guidelines took effect.

ALLEN FREESTONE, AUSTIN'S FATHER: "OUR DOCTOR NOTICED AUSTIN'S FOREHEAD STICKING OUT A LITTLE MORE AND THE EARS BEING OUT OF ALIGNMENT A LITTLE BIT. SO HE VERY QUICKLY REFERRED US FOR HELMET THERAPY."

Austin has been wearing a specially designed helmet day and night to reshape the head while it's still pliable.

After 12 weeks, his head has rounded out nicely. The ears are back in alignment. And Allen and Larissa are pleased.

LARISSA FREESTONE, AUSTIN'S MOTHER: "I'M JUST GLAD WE DID IT. I KNOW WHEN I WAS DOING RESEARCH, I HESITATED FOR A BIT. BUT I'M GLAD NOW THAT WE'VE DONE IT."

Austin will only have to wear the helmet at night for another several weeks. Then it's off for good.