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Promoting healthy hip development
At birth, your baby’s hips are made of soft cartilage that gradually hardens into bone. The ball and socket need to fit together well because they act as moulds for each other.
Hip dysplasia, also known as developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH), occurs when the hip joint develops abnormally and the ball of the thigh bone is not stable within the socket. This allows the hip joint to become partially or completely dislocated and ‘clicky’.