The link between family health history and Down syndrome
If someone in your
family has a child with Down syndrome, you may wonder if you will, too. Even
though Down syndrome is a genetic condition, in m ...
World Birth Defects Day is March 3 – Join the Twitter chat!
March 3 is World Birth Defects Day, a global event to create awareness about birth defects. Birth defects can cause serious problems in a baby’s ...
Holiday season and the NICU
The holiday season is a time full of cheer for many families, but if your baby is currently in the newborn intensive care unit (also called NICU) it ...
Developmental milestones and adjusted age for premature babies
During the first year of life, a baby grows and learns very quickly. Although babies develop at their own rate, most babies reach developmental milest ...
Developmental screenings are helpful for early diagnoses
Before your baby leaves the hospital, he receives a series of tests called newborn screening. These tests look for serious but rare conditions, includ ...
Is the Zika virus affecting babies in the U.S.?
Short answer…Yes.
The CDC just released a report that measured the number of brain related birth defects in the U.S. before and after the arrival o ...
Why do we have World Birth Defects Day?
In a day and age when many cures exist for diseases and conditions, it may seem hard to believe that birth defects still occur. Yet, unfortunately the ...
Why reading aloud to your baby is so important
Did you know that reading to your baby helps promote language skills? Science has shown that reading to your baby helps build vocabulary, speech, and ...
Parent navigators – a lifeline for NICU moms and dads
If you’re the parent of a baby born prematurely, you know the stress and anxiety that is a part of having your baby in the Neonatal Intensive Care uni ...
Breastfeeding a baby with a cleft lip or cleft palate
Breastfeeding can be challenging for any mom. But, for the mother of an infant with a cleft lip or cleft palate, it can be daunting.
In honor of Worl ...