The nursery nurse notes the presence of diffuse edema on a baby girl's head. Review of the birth record indicates that her mother experienced a prolonged labor and difficult childbirth

By the second day of life, the edema has disappeared. The nurse documents the following condition in the infant's chart.
A) Caput succedaneum
B) Cephalhematoma
C) Subperiosteal hemorrhage
D) Epstein pearls


A
Caput succedaneum

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