| Caput succedaneum | |
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| Newborn Scalp bleeds | |
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Pediatrics
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Caput succedaneum is a neonatal condition involving a serosanguinous, subcutaneous, extraperiosteal fluid collection with poorly defined margins caused by the pressure of the presenting part of the scalp against the dilating cervix ( tourniquet effect of the cervix) during delivery.[ citation needed]
It involves bleeding below the scalp and above the periosteum. [1]
See also
References
- ^ Diane Fraser (9 April 2009). Myles Textbook for Midwives. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 860. ISBN 978-0-443-06939-0. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
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