Birth Injuries

Question 1

What are features of Caput succedaneum?

Answer 1

Oedema in subcutaneous tissue

Swelling of the soft tissue
Crosses suture lines
Present at birth
Resolves within a few days

Question 2

What are features of Cephalophaematoma?

Answer 2

Rupture of blood vessels during traumatic deliver
Appears hours-days post birth
Firm well defined edges that does not cross suture lines
Takes weeks/months to resolve