In most cases it takes around 48 hours for a newborns head swelling to go down although in some cases it may take up to a week to fully go down but most head swelling in newborns goes down within 48 hours.
Boggy swelling in newborns is a benign edema associated with birth trauma that crosses cranial suture lines.
The boggy swelling is also known as caput succedaneum.
Boggy swelling is described as boggy, soft and fluctusant.
Most cases of boggy swelling resolves within 48 hours after birth and is not associated with any significant complications.
When bruising of the newborns head occurs during delivery, the result can be a boggy-feeling area, called a cephalohematoma.
Bruising and swelling of the babies head during delivery and after delivery are usually harmless and go away on their own over the first days and weeks, but can be a contributing factor for jaundice.
Caput succedaneum is swelling (edema) that affects a newborn's scalp.
Boggy swelling or caput succedaneum most commonly occurs from pressure on the head as the baby moves through the birth canal during a prolonged or difficult vaginal delivery.
In caput succedaneum, fluid builds underneath the scalp, causing swelling.
A doctor will diagnose macrocephaly in babies if the measurement of the baby's head around its widest part is bigger than 97% of infants of the same age and sex.
Macrocephaly may sometimes be a sign of an underlying condition that requires treatment.
In other cases, it is harmless and occurs due to genetics.