Though Brooke didn’t mention the specific type, Access Hollywood showed a brace called a Pavlik Harness that Rowan most likely wore. According to Hip-Baby.org, a Pavlik Harness is "made of ...

A recent prospective, longitudinal study of the Pavlik harness (n = 322 infants, 546 dysplastic hips) revealed an overall rate of avascular necrosis in 1% of the patients or 1.6% of the hips treated.

Results showed use of a narrow-base baby carrier yielded lower alpha angles and femoral coverage, which may hamper the healthy growth of infant hips compared with the Pavlik harness and M-position ...