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… and spinal cord don’t develop properly. Each year, about 1,500 of the 4 million babies born in the United States have … severity, depending on the size and location of the defect. Complications may include walking and mobility problems, … – unless her care team sees a need for more frequent visits. Reassurance for Parents Norah and her mom, Laurelin …

… know I’m someone who works best with a plan. Even when it comes to hectic things in life, like the birth of a baby, we stick to the plan.  Flash back to Feb. 26, 2021, my husband and I have a birthing plan that, once again, … became comfortable with the pilot’s cap, which helped him always keep the aids in his ears. He was averaging almost …

… Connecting Phoenix Children’s with the community we serve Blog Community Volunteering This story is … who have survived childhood trauma and neglect. “It has always been my goal as a representative of Phoenix …

… quality surgery center for kids Blog Quality Surgery COVID-19 Even while managing COVID-19, Phoenix Children’s … Children’s Surgery Center – putting us into some very elite company across the U.S. That also means, like always, we take every necessary step to ensure your child is …

… for Cancer and Blood Disorders Beating All Odds Hereditary Complications You would never know from their animated … smiles that Jordan and Joshua live every day in pain. The 13-year-old twins not only look, act and sound alike, … body.” While there are treatment options for the pain, and ways to prevent complications if treated in time, there is …

… toilet train between 2-4 years old. However, it’s common for some children to have episodic nighttime … until they are 6 or 7. In fact, bedwetting occurs in 15% of children at age 5 and 10% of children at age 7. Let’s … children often absorb these stressors in a variety of ways. It’s not uncommon to see a regressing of toilet …

… Barrow Neurologic Institute at Phoenix Children’s is a comprehensive stroke center treating stroke in children and … to their child or a child in their family. About 6 out of 100,000 children have strokes every year and stroke is among … Our highly trained and specialized stroke team is always on call and is contacted immediately. Our Neurocritical …

… upstairs cooking dinner, and she knew at once the crash had come from her husband's barbell set. She immediately pictured her son's tiny foot crushed beneath 150 pounds, but the sight that greeted her at the bottom of … to topple toward him. He saw it coming and tried to run away from it, but the pole caught the left side of his head, …

… patients out of the melanoma ‘convo.’ Although not as common as in adults, melanoma is the second most common cancer in ages 15-29 years old! Yes, you read correctly—teenagers and young … for your child to develop melanoma Although it isn’t always clear why some cases of pediatric melanoma occur, we …