Patient's question:
Onset time and cause; Treatment and effectiveness on the day of birth: No treatment has been given. What kind of help is needed: How can the bumps on the baby's head be removed.Doctor's answer:
This is not something to worry about; there is a high possibility of it being a caput succedaneum or a subgaleal hematoma. Both can resolve on their own.Caput succedaneum is caused by pressure from the birth canal on the fetal head. Its characteristics include being present at birth, occurring in variable locations, most commonly at the occiput, lacking distinct boundaries or fluctuation, and showing a finger indentation when pressed, which may be lower than the sutures. It typically resolves gradually within 2 to 3 days postpartum and does not require intervention.
Newborn scalp hematomas primarily occur in difficult labors, with forceps or vacuum-assisted deliveries, but they can also occur during normal deliveries.