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What causes the tightness or shortening of the neck muscle? Some times a traumatic birth injury causes stretching and scaring of the neck muscle. Congenital infant torticollis can also be caused by babyâs position in the womb. Torticollis is more common in situations where there is lack of space in the womb. For example with multiple births or when there is little amniotic fluid.
What Are the Signs & Symptoms of Infant Torticollis? Babies with torticollis will act like most other babies except when it comes to activities that involve turning. A baby with torticollis might: 1  tilt the head in one direction (this can be hard to notice in very young infants) 2  prefer looking at you over one shoulder instead of turning to follow you with his or her eyes. 3  if breastfed, have trouble breastfeeding on one side (or prefers one breast only)