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Expert Advice

Permission To Treat

Fill out St. Louis Children's Hospital's permission to treat form if you plan on leaving your kids with a babysitter ...

Expert Advice

Keeping Your Infant in a Safe Sleeping Environment

Keeping your infant in a safe sleeping environment can reduce their risk of SIDS. ...

Expert Advice

Nutrition -- Juices... How Much Is Too Much?

Children need plenty of fluids to thrive, but what kind and how much? According to Marilyn Tanner, RD, a Washington ...

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Breathe Easy -- Keep Asthma Under Control

Asthma is the leading cause for missed days from school and is one of the most common reasons children visit ...

Patient Stories

Kayla's Story With the Melody Heart Valve

“I just want to be able to fly!” says 14-year-old Kayla Adams. Adams, an incoming high school freshman, just made ...

Patient Stories

Logan - A Year to Remember

He may be only two months old. And he’s only recently gone home from the NICU at St. Louis Children’s ...

Patient Stories

Newborn Baby Receives First Artificial Lung as Bridge to Lung Transplant

A newborn baby from Michigan is being kept alive at St. Louis Children’s Hospital with an artificial lung, the first ...

Patient Stories

Knowing Jack

As a mother whose child, 13-year-old Jack, does not communicate verbally, Ann Schrooten is quick to point out that there ...

Patient Stories

Blair's Story - Omphalocele

Read more about Blair's dealing with omphalocele and her experience at the NICU of St. Louis Children's Hospital. ...