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This Patient Page discusses how parents can prepare for their infant’s discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit and what they may expect after they leave.
This Patient Page summarizes the current understanding of how children are affected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and gives ways to keep families safe as children continue to grow and thrive.
This Patient Page offers breastfeeding and pumping milk guidelines for mothers who have tested positive for COVID-19, who have been exposed to COVID-19, or work in a setting with increased risk of exposure to the virus.
This Patient Page discusses how parents can help their children adjust sleep schedules especially during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
This Patient Page discusses how parents can help young children and children with special needs work through changes and disruptions during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
This Patient Page discusses why continuing vaccinations for your child is important, even during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
This Patient Page calls attention to risk factors for child abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic and discusses ways to reduce stress and risk of child abuse during social isolation.
This Patient Page provides a guide to help teenagers make healthy choices.
This Patient Page describes who is at risk for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and how families should prepare for spread in the US.
This Patient Page describes the additional training adolescent and young adult medicine physicians complete and what parents can expect if their child is referred to this type of physician.
This Patient Page describes risk factors for acute otitis media and what to expect at your child’s pediatrician appointment.
This Patient Page describes the 2 different types of flu vaccines and why all children older than 6 months should receive the vaccine.
This Patient Page describes what palliative care is, who the members of the care team are, and common misconceptions about palliative care.
This Patient Page describes the members of the pediatric team and how they will interact with parents and children.
This Patient Page describes how and why children may be evaluated for penicillin allergy.
This Patient Page describes why your baby may need to spend time in the neonatal intensive care unit, what will happen there, and what to expect when your baby goes home.
This Patient Page describes how genetic disorders are inherited and how a genetic diagnosis may impact health care for a child and their family.
This Patient Page outlines treatment options such as therapy, medication, and sleep as well as suicide prevention for children with depression.
This Patient Page describes what the human papillomavirus is, the current recommendations for receiving the vaccination, and research results of this vaccination.
This Patient Page describes an ideal care coordination system for children with complex or chronic health needs.
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