Moving Mountains Doula Services

08/16/2025

Come check out and our table at the Diane Wortham Theater. We are partnering with as they put on their play “Dear God”. Runs until Sunday, August 24th! Come join our fall session beginning September 15th!

10/25/2024

10/14/2023

Finished another DEI workshop with ! I’m available for more workshops. Feel free to reach out to me.

01/19/2023

👶🏾 Congenital Dermal Melanocytosis (Mongolian Spots)👶🏾

Congenital Dermal Melanocytosis are what happens when skin pigmentation gets "trapped" in the deeper layers of skin during the infant's development. When the pigment does not reach the surface, it appears as a gray, greenish, blue, or black mark.

👶🏽 They are not a cause for alarm. No one knows why some babies get them and why some don’t. They cannot be prevented. It’s just a birthmark. They , in and of themselves, do not pose any health risks. Most babies who have them will outgrow them and do not have any health effects from them.

👶🏿 They typically appear on baby’s skin at birth. Sometimes they appear a few week after birth.

👶🏾 when you notice them. Make sure your doctor documents them. Sometimes they are mistaken for bruises.

👶🏾 While no one knows for sure what causes them , some infants are more likely to get them than others; particularly those with darker .

👶🏿They usually occur on the back and buttock area

👶🏽The marks are flat and smooth and may look like bruises. But, unlike bruises, they do not cause pain and are not a result of an injury.

👶🏿The AAP identify Congenital Dermal Melanocytosis in 9.5 percent of Caucasian babies, 46.3 percent of Hispanic babies, and 96.5 percent of black babies.