After many hardships, Li Li finally gave birth to the baby smoothly. But when the midwife brought the baby over to show her mother, Li Li was stunned and hated that the baby was too ugly. Especially the "head shape" that the baby comes with, I can't bear to look at it directly. Li Li asked the doctor directly, is there something wrong with the baby's head, how can this be?
When a baby is born, the head is not round, but pointed and long. Some have a nodular bulge on the left or right side of the head, or at the back of the head. This head deformation is caused by head edema, commonly known as the pioneer head, also known as "tumor production" in medicine.
Parents should not "talk about tumor discoloration", neonatal tumors are not tumors.
Neonatal neonatal tumors are too long during childbirth, and when the fetal head descends to the bottom of the maternal pelvis, the fetal head is compressed and the skull overlaps with each other and gradually deforms. Among them, the part in the front of the fetal head is most under pressure, the local blood circulation is affected, subcutaneous edema occurs, and a tumor is formed.
In general, the baby is born with a tumor, and the size of the tumor is not certain, because each baby is compressed at a different location and time. In the case of premature rupture of membranes and prolonged labor, tumor production is more obvious.
How is neonatal oncology cared for?
For neonatal tumors, parents do not have to worry. Tumor production does not affect neither the infant's intellectual development nor the later development of the head.
After the baby is born, the local compression disappears, blood circulation is restored, and the edema is gradually absorbed. It generally disappears spontaneously within 1-2 days after birth and does not require special treatment from parents.
Note: Parents should not take the initiative to touch and press the edema site due to curiosity or other reasons to avoid injury. In the few days of tumor production, it is best not to wear a hat for the baby, pay attention to protect the head, and do not get hit.
Neonatal tumors and head hematomas
In addition to neonatal tumors, newborn babies may also have head hematomas similar to tumor-producing symptoms, which require attention to differentiation.
A skull hematoma is a neonatal injurious hemorrhage, which is caused by the fetal skull being compressed, stretched, and instrumental midwifery in the birth canal. It is often detected after birth, and may begin to appear slowly and gradually enlarge after a few days, either unilaterally or bilaterally. The hematoma of the skull has a pronounced sense of fluctuation to the touch.
The cephalic hematoma resolves more slowly and is generally gradually absorbed or integrated with bone tissue at 6 to 8 weeks. Some doctors will inject your baby with vitamin K1 to prevent bleeding from worsening.
If it is a newborn head hematoma, after the baby is discharged home, parents need to pay attention to the regression of the hematoma. If the head hematoma is still huge after 2 months, other treatment modalities are required. At the same time, the head hematoma may cause the baby's bilirubin to rise, parents also need to observe the baby's jaundice, if the jaundice is serious, also need to go to the hospital to check it out.