The severity of scalp hematoma in infants needs to be evaluated by a doctor, small scalp hematoma can be absorbed on its own, while larger ones need to be seen by a hospital and treated with surgery if necessary.
1. Scalp hematoma mostly occurs in newborns who are born in normal delivery, mostly when passing through the birth canal, cephalopelvic disproportion and the head is squeezed or the use of forceps to assist in labor, which damages the blood vessels under the scalp and causes bleeding to form a hematoma. Most of the small scalp hematoma can be absorbed within 2 to 6 weeks after delivery, and no special treatment is required.
2. When the scalp hematoma is large, self-absorption is difficult, and with the prolongation of time, the hematoma may form mechanization and calcification, causing changes in the appearance of the newborn’s skull, and in severe cases, it may also cause the newborn’s jaundice and anemia to worsen. Therefore, newborns with large scalp hematomas that do not decrease or increase in size 2 weeks after birth should be seen by a hospital promptly.
Scalp hematoma is a common situation in newborns after delivery, no need to be overly nervous, less touching, close observation, if there is no decrease or increase, timely hospital consultation, under the guidance of the physician to deal with.