Cephalhaematoma

Summary A study of babies with cephalhaematoma of moderate or large size (more than 7 cm. in diameter) was conducted over a 12‐month period in the Kandang Kerbau Hospital, Singapore. There were 74 infants with such a complication among the 36,427 who were born alive during this period, giving an incidence of 2.03 per thousand. Primiparity, assisted delivery and high birth weight were associated with a higher incidence of the condition. Significant degrees of anaemia and jaundice were only rarely present. Resolution was usually complete by the end of 4 weeks, beyond which if resolution was not complete, calcification usually occurred.