A mother queries the nurse about the reddish patches at the nape of her first newborn's neck after giving delivery. The nurse should respond by telling her that they're normal and will disappear as the baby's skin thickens.
The skin of a newborn develops a salmon patch or stork bite on the back of their head or neck, a grouping of pink to reddish-purple blood vessels (capillaries). Stork bites are one type of birthmark. The effects of a stork bite may fade over time and are not hazardous. In some form, stork bites are still common among adults.
A common misconception states that if the baby has bite marks on the back of the neck, a stork may have picked it up. They are caused by a concentration of immature blood vessels and may be especially evident when the baby is crying. The bulk of these degrade and disappear completely.
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