CPM Certified Professional Midwife

Category - Labor, Birth, and Immediate Postpartum

A newborn developed a collection of blood between the pericranium and flat bones of the skull. What is the medical term for this complication?
  1. Injury to the scalp
  2. Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH)
  3. Cephalohematoma
  4. None of the above
Explanation
Answer: C - Cephalohematoma

Cephalohematoma involves hemmoraging between the skull and periosteum of a newborn. Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is a rare brain injury that may accompany cephalohematoma. Soft tissue injuries include injury to the scalp, skin rupture and brachial plexus injury. Soft tissue injury is a major complication of prolonged labor.
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