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Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS)

Learn more about the universal newborn hearing screening.

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HiB Vaccine

Everything you need to know about HIB.

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Clean Catch Urine Collection

This Helping Hand™ explains what steps to take if a clean catch urine specimen is ordered for your child.

Sever's Disease

Sever’s disease is a painful condition of the heel that occurs in growing children. It happens when the tendon that attaches to the back of the heel pulls on the growth plate of the bone of the heel.

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Tongue-Lip Adhesion

Tongue-Lip Adhesion (TLA) is a surgery done for infants with Pierre Robin sequence. TLA helps prevent the tongue from falling back into the baby’s throat. If the tongue falls back into the throat, it can block the airway and make it hard for the baby to breathe.

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Amblyopia

Amblyopia is also known as "lazy eye" or “lazy vision.” The vision in the amblyopic eye is weaker than the vision in the "good eye,” and cannot be corrected with glasses.

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Whole Body Cooling

In the NICU, your baby may get a special kind of care, called whole body cooling (also called therapeutic hypothermia). This treatment lowers body temperature so the body slows down and uses less energy.

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Firearm Safety

Firearm (gun) injury is the top cause of death in children. Learn safety tips and how to talk to your child about firearm safety.

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Birth Control: Depo Provera®

Learn about the birth control option for women, Depo-Provera.