Ultrasound Guided Fetal Intervention Today, there are many fetal interventions for a broad range of conditions that provide families with more alternatives, including ultrasound-guided procedures. Ultrasound guidance is an integral part of fetal intervention reducing risk as it helps guide surgeons while operating.
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Eric Hoppa, MD, FAAP Medical Director, Emergency Medicine
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- Emergency Medicine
- Pediatric Urgent Care
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Child Night Terrors: Your Questions, Answered By Haviva Veler, MD, FAASM: For most of us, nightmares are a parenting rite of passage. But night terrors are a whole other ballgame and can happen anywhere from 18 months to 6 years of age. Dr. Haviva Veler, our resident sleep expert, breaks down everything parents need to know.
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Meet Coriana: A New Nursing Graduate Already Feels Like She’s Found a Home Not only is Coriana a new nursing graduate, she cares for Connecticut Children’s most vulnerable patients: infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. But thanks to the support she receives from leadership and her fellow nurses, she’s feeling empowered, not intimidated.
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If You Love Children… By Jacquelyn Rose, MPH: It’s not enough to be an early care and education professional because you love working with children. If you love children, you must leverage your view, your voice, and your visibility to improve the systems and quality of services for young children and families. Article
Introducing the Amnioport: A Unique Approach to Amnioinfusions By Timothy Crombleholme, MD: In 2010, for fetal pioneer Timothy Crombleholme, MD, FACS, FAAP, the question was this: Was there a better way to do amnioinfusion?
Orthopedics Research With a Center of Research Excellence, the orthopedics department has three researchers leading a range of local and national projects to derive safer, more effective and less invasive treatments for pediatric orthopedic conditions. Studies include understanding the 3D basis of
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3 Mealtime Habits to Start With Your Family Today By Haley Duscha, RDN, CDN: March is National Nutrition Month, and Connecticut Children’s pediatric dietitians are bringing your family the advice you need to eat well! Scroll to the bottom for more healthy eating resources. Here, we share three mealtime habits that are key to good nutrition. Human Research Protection Program The Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) is a comprehensive system to ensure the protection of human subjects participating in research. The objective of the HRPP is to assist Connecticut Children’s in fostering an ethical culture in our research programs and ensuring that we
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“He Has His Life Back”: Ben’s Story Last summer, Ben Kline couldn’t make it from the kitchen to his bedroom without hugging the wall. He was having trouble balancing. He had a constant headache. He was so sensitive to light, he had to stop playing video games. He was so sensitive to sound, his younger sister
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Loaner Hearing Aid Program Our program is designed to help children maintain access to sound with loaner hearing aids during the 2-4 weeks when their own hearing aid(s) are out for repair. Connecticut Children’s loaner hearing aids are digital behind-the-ear hearing aids fit to the needs of each child, but