Mongolian Spots
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Bethany has 10 families traveling to China early next week to meet their children!! Below is information for all families regarding Mongolian Spots that you may find helpful.
Have you heard of MONGOLIAN SPOTS?
Mongolian Blue Spots are flat birthmarks with wavy borders and irregular shapes, common among people of Asian, East Indian, African, and Latino heritage. They may be seen in about 10% of Caucasians to over 90% of African Americans. Bluish gray to deep brown to black skin markings, they often appear on the base of the spine, on the buttocks and back and even sometimes on the ankles or wrists. Mongolian spots may cover a large area of the back. The pigmented area has large concentrations of skin cells called melanocytes, with normal skin texture. They commonly appear at birth or shortly after birth and may look like bruises.
Click on this link or paste into your browser to connect
to FCC (Families with Children from China) website to see a photo of a
child's Mongolian Spots:
FCC Website
We share this information with you to:
1. Help educate adoptive parents about their children and some ethnic differences.
2. Prepare you for when you change your child's diaper for the first time
and you see the Mongolian Spots, that you do not become concerned that
there are "bruises" on your child's backside.
3. Ask your social worker and pediatrician to have the Mongolian Spots
documented. Take a dated photograph and place it in the child's medical
file.
4. Notify caretakers, babysitters, school teachers, etc. by educating them
about Mongolian Spots in order to prevent a child abuse claim.
5. Share this information with your children so that one day, if and when
they have children, they too will be familiar with Mongolian Spots!
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