Generic problems: cephalohematoma in a newborn.

Of course, any pregnant woman hopes for a successful delivery. However, neither she nor the baby should have any problems. Unfortunately, such hopes do not always come true - birth trauma is very common, especially if there were rapid childbirth or childbirth occurred outside a medical facility (for example, on the way to the hospital).

At the end of the gestation period, during the last weeks the child turns the head down, and before the most contractions it approaches as close as possible to the birth canal. The head of the child at normal delivery is inserted into the pelvic cleft and with the help of the uterine contractions the body of the child and the head are pushed outward. The widest part of the child's body is the head, its circumference. Facial bones of the baby, skull bones are very mobile and at birth they are much displaced, and after a couple of hours everything is restored. If the head is out, then releasing the shoulders and the birth of the rest is a matter of a couple of minutes.

Usually a small generic tumor is present in all children, but it is almost invisible and lasts from a few hours to a couple of days. Unfortunately, in some cases the head of the child passes abnormally, due to certain reasons. Then soft tissues are injured, and there is a bruise - a cephalohematoma in the newborn. A cephalogematoma is located between the surface of the bones of the skull (external) and the periosteum, which covers them. Most often the bruise is localized in the region of the crown, but it can also appear on the back of the head, forehead or temples. According to its size, a newborn can contain from five to one hundred and fifty milliliters of blood, which at that time is still liquid.

The causes of the appearance of cephalohematoma are different:

• Mismatch in the size of the fetus to the size of the mother's birth canal;
• A pregnant pregnancy, when the bones of the skull of the infant are no longer so mobile;
• Wrong position of the head before delivery;
• Intrauterine pathologies of development.

During the movement of the child's head through the birth canal, the skin and the periosteum are displaced, with the tiniest vessels bursting, from which the blood comes out. Usually, the cephalohematoma in the newborn does not appear immediately, within a few days after birth it will increase in size. If it is small, then at first it simply can not be noticed, blaming the birth trauma. But if after two days the general puffiness has gone, and in a certain place the tumor still remains, then the cephalohematoma is diagnosed, the consequences of which can be different. Usually uncomplicated middle-sized cephalohematoma occurs within the first two months. If the cephalohematoma is large, then recovery may be delayed.

Kefalogemoma in newborns has different consequences. It does not require special treatment only when the positive dynamics are visible immediately. The baby is worth as much as possible to keep in peace, do not swing in the stroller, do not give long and much cry. Also prescribed vitamin therapy.

In other cases, the cephalohematoma in the newborn can give complications: anemia (because a significant part of the blood does not participate in the turnover on the body, accumulating in the head region); Jaundice (the appearance of icteric symptoms at the time of passage of the hematoma). If the swelling remains, it can be suppurated and then surgical intervention is necessary. An incision is made by the surgeon, the purulent contents are removed and a bandage is put on the disinfectant solution, and antibiotics are also indicated.

When the appearance of the cephalomatome, the young mother should not be upset - in most cases, it is not dangerous, and the unusual shape of the baby's head will become ordinary, round, already by two months. During recovery, babies are observed in the pediatrician and surgeon.