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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.
I. Congenital muscular torticollis causes: Congenital torticollis, also called congenital sternomastoid torticollis, happens when the baby is born with a twisted neck or develops so in the first three months of their life. Here are the reasons for the occurrence of the condition: Breech birth: In breech position, the baby is born buttock first.