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  • Prenatal Test: Amniocentesis for Parents


    In amniocentesis, doctors take a sample of the amniotic fluid that surrounds a baby to check for signs of problems such as chromosomal disorders, genetic problems, and neural tube defects

  • Treating Gastroschisis - Gastroschisis Silo (Video) for Parents


    Gastroschisis is when a baby is born with the intestines, and sometimes other organs, sticking out through a hole in the belly wall near the umbilical cord. A gastroschisis silo allow the intestines to slowly move into the belly.

  • Radioembolization (TARE-Y90) for Liver Tumors for Parents


    Radioembolization is a procedure used to treat some kinds of liver tumors. A radioactive material works on the tumor, not the healthy tissue around it.

  • Apnea of Prematurity for Parents


    Apnea of prematurity (AOP) is a condition in which premature infants stop breathing for more than 15 to 20 seconds during sleep. AOP usually goes away on its own as a baby matures.

  • Preventing Premature Birth (Topic Center) for Parents


    Babies who are born premature — before 37 weeks of pregnancy — can have health problems that last their whole lives. Learn ways to prevent early labor and have a healthy pregnancy.

  • Well-Child Visit: 8 Years for Parents


    Find out what this well-child visit will involve and what your child might be doing by the eighth year.

  • Well-Child Visit: 7 Years for Parents


    Find out what this well-child visit will involve and what your child might be doing by the seventh year.

  • Laryngoscopy for Parents


    Laryngoscopy, a visual exam of the voicebox and airway, can help discover the causes of voice and breathing problems, throat or ear pain, and other bothersome symptoms.

  • What's Type 1 Diabetes? (Video) for Parents


    Watch this video to see what happens inside the body when a person has type 1 diabetes.

  • How to Stay Healthy With Type 1 Diabetes for Kids


    Kids who have type 1 diabetes need to take some important steps to feel good and stay healthy.