Stork Bites What is a stork bite?

A stork bite is also called a salmon patch or an angel kiss. A stork bite is a form of a birthmark that many babies will have at birth.

An interesting fact about stork bites is that every baby will have them during fetal development. However, only one third of all babies will have a noticeable stork bite after birth. Stork bites occur when the blood vessels strech during fetal development and remain as collections of blood vessels after birth. Some stork bites are not seen at birth and will develop during the first few months of the baby's life. Most stork bites are temporary and will go away within a couple of years. Stork bites that are found on the back of the neck may be the most likely to be permanent.

A stork bite will be pink or red in color and can usually be seen on the eyelids, nose, forehead, neck, nose or lips. Stork bites are not painful and do not pose a threat to your baby. Because they are not contagious, stork bites also do not pose a threat to anyone else. You may notice that when your baby cries or becomes overheated, the stork bite will become more pronounced.

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Canuck - 15 days ago.
my daughter has one on her eyelid...the doctors all told me it was a mark from the forceps and it would go away..but it never did...I can always tell when shes to warm or upset because it goes bright red

aplace4myhead - 15 days ago.
My son has a stork bite on his left eyelid... Every one including doctors ask me all the time if he was born with it, or my favorite 'Have you seen this on his eye before?' I'm like, he was born with it, and it's not my fault for it, it's just there. He also has red marks on the back of his neck. I call them strawberry marks though, I have them still on the back of my neck. :)

jens1st - 17 days ago.
what do they look like??

mels - 55 days ago.
my two oldest kids had storke bites when they were born. I thought they were so cute. They had them right on the back of the neck. They are gone now.

loveatfirstbump - 67 days ago.
I'm surprised to learn that they are birth defects. I've got reddish brown leopard prints that start at my hairline behind my neck, and travel up my scalp. They aren't really noticeable because my hair covers them. I’ve also got a huge birthmark at the base of my spine. Its brownish red in colour.

Melanie07 - 70 days ago.
My daughter was born with stork bites on her eye, neck and a big one on her head. The ones on her eye and neck have dissapeared. The one on her head is still there. Her hair is blond so you can see it through her hair.