| Caput succedaneum | |
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| Newborn Scalp bleeds | |
| Specialty | Pediatrics  |
Caput succedaneum is a benign neonatal condition involving a serosanguinous (containing blood and serum), subcutaneous, extra-periosteal fluid collection with poorly defined margins caused by the pressure on the presenting part of the fetal scalp by the vaginal walls and uterus as the infant passes through a narrowed cervix during delivery.[1]
It involves bleeding below the scalp and above the periosteum.[2]
- ^ Nicholson, Lisa (2007). "Caput Succedaneum and Cephalohematoma: The Cs that Leave Bumps on the Head". Neonatal Network. 26 (5): 277–281. doi:10.1891/0730-0832.26.5.277. ISSN 0730-0832. PMID 17926657.
- ^ Diane Fraser (9 April 2009). Myles Textbook for Midwives. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 860. ISBN 978-0-443-06939-0. Retrieved 12 April 2010.