Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Caput
Treatment
No treatment is necessary, and it usually heals spontaneously within a few days.
Support Groups
Expectations (prognosis)
Complete recovery can be expected, with the scalp regaining its normal contour.
Complications
Calling your health care provider
This condition is usually noticed immediately after delivery of the child, so no call is necessary -- unless you have additional questions.
Images
Review Date: 05/11/2009
Reviewed By: Daniel Rauch, MD, FAAP. Director, Pediatric Hospitalist Program,
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, NYU School of Medicine, New
York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also
reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
