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My newborn baby got a swollen on her heard. what could be the problem?
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Common : When babies deliver from below the head turns in the pelvis & may be traumatized by bones. As the head turns it can break a blood vessel under the scalp that creates a bump that can take weeks to fade.The head can also just be transiently elongated from the squeeze of delivery.
Answered 10/11/2020
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