About Caput Succedaneum all are true EXCEPT:
Cephalhematoma predisposes to neonatal jaundice & not caput succedaneum. No. Cephalhematoma Caput succedaneum 1. Sub periosteal hemorrhage involving cranial bones Due to edema in the layers of scalp 2. Do not cross sutures Can cross sutures 3. Takes 5-7 weeks to disappear Disappears by 48-72 hours 4. Predisposes to neonatal jaundice Does not predispose to neonatal jaundice
It is a soft & boggy swelling
It can predispose to prolonged jaundice
It resolves in 48-72 hours
Vacuum assisted delivery is one of the common underlying causes
Impoant Terminologies and Primitive Neonatal reflexes