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.
A martial arts mom gets a one-two punch when she learns that she has a heart condition—and that she’s pregnant.
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.
During Latinx/Hispanic History Month, Stanford Medicine Children’s Health celebrates the vital contributions of our Latinx health care professionals.
For one couple, the IVF journey to becoming parents made them realize how lucky they were.
In the second part of a monthlong series, Stanford Children’s celebrates Women’s History Month.
This is the first part of a monthlong series honoring women in medicine at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health.
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…”
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.
National Prematurity Awareness Month has a special meaning for two 24-year-olds.
Honoring Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.
Meet the smallest baby to have been treated by our Preterm PDA Closure Program team.
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.
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.
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.
A full liver transplant was his best chance of survival.
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.
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.
An inquisitive teenager and a determined cardiologist work together to treat a rare type of pediatric arrhythmia which required a different approach.
Music therapy helps family comfort their baby while spending time in the NICU at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford.
Biliary atresia is a rare disease, occurring in about 1 in 12,000 U.S. births.
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.
Emiliana was born extremely early, when Christine was 23 weeks and three days pregnant—still in her second trimester.
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.
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.
Even successfully treated congenital heart defects require lifelong monitoring and specialized treatment.
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 unique Stanford team helps families tackle the financial, logistical, and emotional challenges of caring for their medically complex children.
Claire has cystic fibrosis, but new treatments that attack the disease at the genetic level are helping her live a full life.
A determined mom fights to find lifesaving treatment for her son’s Williams syndrome.
Stanford researchers seek to demonstrate how parents talking can influence healthy development in preterm babies.
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.
Seventeen-year-old Irika Katiyar is a fierce squash player, Bollywood dancer and singer. She plans to become a doctor after going to college.
Upwards of 75 percent of car seats are not installed properly. Here’s how to keep your little ones protected while in the car.
Donate Life Month: Families share the challenges and victories of awaiting organ transplant.