US Patent 6966089 Deformable infant head support

An infant support pad, particularly for use with premature or smaller infants provides support for the head and neck of an infant including lateral movement as well as forward movement of an infant's head and is made up of a padded base layer extending along a substantial length of an infant's body, a deformable support member at one end of the base layer to provide support to an infant's head and neck, and complementary fasteners are attached to the base layer and support member to provide for adjustability of the support member around an infant's head and neck.