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Caput Succedaneum
It is oedema of the fetal scalp due to prolonged compression of the fetal head against
the maternal tissues! Leading to interference with the venous return.
It occurs in obstructed labor after rupture of membranes.
The caput is few millimeters in thickness, but it may be large and protrudes from the
vagina giving a wrong impression that the head is low, when actually it is not engaged.
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