Caput succedaneum
| Classification according to ICD-10 | |
|---|---|
| P12.1 | Birth tumor due to birth injury |
| ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019) | |
The obstetrician understands a caput succedaneum , German birth tumor , to be a serous, bloody swelling in the scalp . During childbirth, the head is in the pelvis of the woman giving birth, which can make it difficult for the blood to drain through the veins of the scalp and lead to a doughy- edematous , often bluish swelling that, in contrast to the cephalic hematoma , exceeds the cranial sutures and, by definition, does not Represents hematoma. The birth tumor resolves spontaneously within a few days without treatment.
