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Prenatal Genetic Testing: Is It Right for You?
Prenatal genetic testing can help find out if a fetus has a chromosome disorder. Chromosome disorders are often associated with multiple medical problems, such as intellectual disability and birth defects.
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What Is Bowel Management?
Your care team has recommended a bowel management week, but what exactly is bowel management and what can you expect during that week? Bowel management is a 7-10 day medication manipulation program that helps patients establish better stooling patterns to help them get rid of stool accidents.
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Creating a Successful Morning Routine
With preparation and practice, you can set up your family’s morning routine to go more smoothly and help your child to become more independent.
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What Pregnant Moms Can Do to Keep Baby Healthy
Since more than half of pregnancies are unplanned, people who were assigned female at birth and are of reproductive age should take at least 400 micrograms of folic acid every day to help decrease the risk of neural tube defects.
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Back Pain in Kids: The Ache of Children and Families
Many people associate back pain with the adult and elderly population. As it turns out, back pain in children and adolescents is common, and can be a real stressor to children and parents alike. Low back pain can prevent kids and teens from important daily activities such as carrying a book bag, participating in sports, and enjoying other activities that bring them joy.
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Is It Safe to Eat Yellow (Or Any) Snow?
One of the only things better than waking up to find the outdoors covered with a beautiful blanket of new-fallen snow is getting to go out and play in the white fluffy stuff. Sometimes it looks good enough to eat! But is that safe?
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Tips and Tricks for Swallowing Pills and Liquid Medications
We know that taking medication can sometimes be a challenge. Here are a few suggestions that our Child Life Specialists have found to be helpful for both pills and liquid medication.
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Thyroid Issues in Kids
While you might think that the thyroid, a gland in the neck, has more impact on adults, it has particular importance in children as well. The thyroid’s hormone, levothyroxine, keeps the body functioning at the right speed.
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Who Cleans the Hospital?
Environmental Services Week is a time to show appreciation for the workers who make sure health care facilities are kept clean, sanitary, and safe.
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Sledding Safety
Sledding and tubing can be a great way to enjoy winter weather, but the joy of speeding down the hill can make it easy to forget that these activities can also lead to injuries. Before leaving the house, consider the following sledding tips.