From Premature Twins to Water Polo Pros
During National Prematurity Awareness Month, we’re sharing a story that proves that babies can have a bright future even if they are born too soon.
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Healing with Heart: Monica Patino’s Mission in Support of Latinx Families
A nurse at Stanford Children’s makes a lasting impact in the Latinx community, caring for children with serious heart conditions.
Cause for Celebration—and Concern
A martial arts mom gets a one-two punch when she learns that she has a heart condition—and that she’s pregnant.
Bridging the Gap: Advocating for More Latinx Physicians
A neonatologist at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is dedicated to increasing Latinx representation in medicine by mentoring aspiring physicians and addressing systemic challenges faced by Latinx professionals.
Celebrating Latinx/Hispanic History Month
During Latinx/Hispanic History Month, Stanford Medicine Children’s Health celebrates the vital contributions of our Latinx health care professionals.
Fortune Smiles on Couple Trying to Build a Family
For one couple, the IVF journey to becoming parents made them realize how lucky they were.
Giving Children Hearing and Confidence
In the second part of a monthlong series, Stanford Children’s celebrates Women’s History Month.
Celebrating Women in Medicine
This is the first part of a monthlong series honoring women in medicine at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health.
Get to Know Cedric Wilson, Winner of a Joseph R. Biden Lifetime Achievement Award
Wilson has dedicated over 8,000 hours, equivalent to nearly 11 full months, to volunteer service. “You’ve got to do something in your spare time…”
Can Talking to a Baby Matter as Much as Calories?
A newly published study from a team of researchers and physician-scientists at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health adds to the growing body of literature linking speech exposure in the NICU to positive health outcomes.
Micropreemie Twins Grow Up and Give Back
National Prematurity Awareness Month has a special meaning for two 24-year-olds.
Recognizing the Unique Grief of Bereaved Parents
Honoring Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.
Stanford Children’s Uses Advanced Neonatology Care and a Minimally Invasive Procedure to Save a Preemie
Meet the smallest baby to have been treated by our Preterm PDA Closure Program team.
CPR: Every Moment Counts
A cardiac arrest prevents the heart from pumping effectively and causes it to stop. While it’s extremely rare in children, it’s also fatal, and people in cardiac arrest require treatment within minutes.
A Preemie Transfers and Gets a New Care Plan for BPD
If expectant parents Owen and Jamie Brennan had to guess who they’d be most closely in touch with soon after their baby was born, they wouldn’t have guessed a stranger who lived almost 700 miles away.
Getting to the Heart of a Rare Genetic Condition
A rare genetic condition meant a lot of uncertainty for an unborn baby. A multispecialty Stanford Medicine Children’s Health team came together to find answers.
Most Valuable Player
A full liver transplant was his best chance of survival.
A Teenager Doesn’t Let a Serious Heart Condition Get Too Serious
Quick-witted teen gets treated for a rare genetic heart condition, and arrhythmia by one-of-a-kind cardiology team at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health.
A Neurologist Explains Pediatric Headaches
Chronic headaches are common in childhood, which has a lot of parents wondering how to manage them and when to see a doctor. Susy Jeng, MD, a child neurologist, discusses commonly asked questions about managing headaches.
A Teenager Tracks Down Treatment for an Unique Arrhythmia
An inquisitive teenager and a determined cardiologist work together to treat a rare type of pediatric arrhythmia which required a different approach.
The Power of Song
Music therapy helps family comfort their baby while spending time in the NICU at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford.
Bucky’s Story: Meet the Youngest Baby to Have an Intricate Liver Surgery at Packard Children’s
Biliary atresia is a rare disease, occurring in about 1 in 12,000 U.S. births.
Language Nutrition in the NICU
Fall into Reading is a NICU event created to encourage parents to talk to their infants for a positive impact on their baby’s development.
Meet a Feisty 23-Weeker
Emiliana was born extremely early, when Christine was 23 weeks and three days pregnant—still in her second trimester.
A NICU Nurse Becomes a New Mom
Ivette Najm has worked as a nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford for nearly one year, so she’s well aware of the high-quality medical care that the unit provides to babies in distress.
Coping With a Pregnancy Loss
Three experts at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford and Stanford Hospital offer their collective coping strategies, advice, and insight for women who’ve had a pregnancy loss.
Exceptional Lifelong Care for Congenital Heart Disease Takes a Trusted, Team Approach
Even successfully treated congenital heart defects require lifelong monitoring and specialized treatment.
Keeping Patients Connected Throughout COVID-19
When the pandemic hit many activities for patients were placed off-limits. A team at Packard Children’s quickly regrouped to provide social and creative outlets for kids.
A CORE Care Team Reduces Families’ Burden
A unique Stanford team helps families tackle the financial, logistical, and emotional challenges of caring for their medically complex children.
Claire Dances Into a Bright Future With CF
Claire has cystic fibrosis, but new treatments that attack the disease at the genetic level are helping her live a full life.
Thriving After A Devastating Heart Prognosis
A determined mom fights to find lifesaving treatment for her son’s Williams syndrome.
Storytime at NICU
Stanford researchers seek to demonstrate how parents talking can influence healthy development in preterm babies.
Closing the Gap for the Littlest Patients Who Need Long-Term Care
The Stanford doctors fuel California’s HRIF state initiative through research revealing gaps in high risk infant follow up care referrals, and among certain sociodemographic groups.
A Micro-preemie Grows Up and Gives Back
Seventeen-year-old Irika Katiyar is a fierce squash player, Bollywood dancer and singer. She plans to become a doctor after going to college.
Child Passenger Safety Tips for Parents
Upwards of 75 percent of car seats are not installed properly. Here’s how to keep your little ones protected while in the car.
Life Before and After Organ Transplant
Donate Life Month: Families share the challenges and victories of awaiting organ transplant.
