A newborn’s blood vessels are incredibly vulnerable
[ sef″al-he″mah-to´mah] a localized effusion of blood beneath the periosteum of the skull of a newborn, due to disruption of the vessels during birth
The calcification may continue to enlarge
: a usually benign swelling formed from a hemorrhage beneath the periosteum of the skull and occurring especially over one or both of the parietal bones in newborn infants as a result of trauma sustained during delivery Examination of the newborns, both at delivery and at discharge, did not detect any increase in morbidity (e
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Cephalohematoma is a birth injury caused by trauma to a babys head during vaginal delivery causing blood to pool outside the skull