The English Wikipedia article "Caput succedaneum", consulted for facts cited on Medicine Atlas entities.
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URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caput_succedaneum
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Wikipedia: Caput succedaneum
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Caput succedaneum is a benign neonatal condition involving a serosanguinous (containing blood and serum), subcutaneous, extra-periosteal fluid collection with poorly defined margins caused by the pressure on the presenting part of the fetal scalp by the vaginal walls and uterus as the infant passes through a narrowed cervix during delivery.
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