Which finding indicates to a nurse that a neonate has a cephalhematoma?

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Option A is a subperiosteal hematoma under the scalp that occurs secondary to birth trauma. The area, which appears as a soft, well-defined swelling over the cranial bone, generally is reabsorbed within the first month of life. Molding is secondary to the head passing through the birth canal and generally lasts less than a week. Cephalhematoma occurs over one cranial bone rather than several, and is well-defined rather than diffuse. Anterior fontanelles are soft but not depressed.

Which Finding Indicates to a Nurse That a Neonate Has