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Suggest Treatment For Hematoma In Head
My baby is 18 days old, I pushed for 3 hours, then they used a vacuum suckshion to help pull him out. He now has a hematoma on the right side of his head. I am very concern, It's the size of a walnut in shell. Is there anyhing I can do to help it go away?
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Wed, 6 Aug 2014
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Hello, Congratulations for the baby. The problem you mentioned is very common whenever people applies the suction cups for baby. If I am your treating Doctor I would advice you not to worry. The hematoma you have mentioned is disappear in due course of time. Only thing I advised you to have relax. hematoma is gradually absorbed by the body circulation. I would also like to ask you if you find any other signs of great injury to baby like scalp injury, eye injury, ear injury? If it is present than the problem is serious. Ask me if you are in further querry. thnx
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