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Because the hematoma is almost always limited by the periosteal attachments at the suture lines, cephalohematoma is confined to the area on top of one of the cranial bones

Because the hematoma is almost always limited by the periosteal attachments at the suture lines, cephalohematoma is confined to the area on top of one of the cranial bones

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... hematoma is almost always limited by the periosteal attachments at the suture lines. Therefore, a cephalohematoma is confined to the area on top of one of the cranial bones and does not cross the midline or suture lines (Figure 3). As the subperiosteal bleeding is gradual, a cephalohematoma often is not evident at birth, but it usually presents within the first 24 to 72 hours after delivery. ...