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Psychology Often, a diagnosis doesn’t just impact your child’s physical health. It also affects their mental and emotional well-being. Connecticut Children’s pediatric psychologists provide behavioral health support for existing patients who need coordinated, co-managed care from both Article
Personal Best: Alexandra’s Story Alexandra was the first baby born in Danbury Hospital, an event celebrated in the local newspaper. As she grew, there was more cause for celebration: She became a formidable athlete. Swimming was her love, but when she got to Danbury High School, they didn’t have a swim program
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Answers to the Most Common Questions About Breastfeeding By Silvana Michael: There are lots of myths and misconceptions about breastfeeding, so we sat down with Silvana Michael, a lactation nurse at Connecticut Children’s, to get answers to the most common questions. How long should moms breastfeed? When we hear this question from moms, we ask them: What
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Interventional Pain Management Program About the Program Connecticut Children’s Pediatric Interventional Pain Management Program’s multidisciplinary team, led by a board-certified pediatric pain physician, focuses on the use of minimally invasive leading edge procedures for the management of acute and chronic pain in Brachial Plexus Palsy Management Clinical Pathway Brachial plexus palsies occur in about one in 1000 live births. Older literature quotes over 90% rate of recovery, however “recovery” has a broad definition that includes any reanimation of the limb. Recognizing secondary weakness and deformity, the actual recovery rate is closer
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Hip Program Connecticut Children’s Division of Orthopedics Hip Program offers comprehensive treatment for a full range of pediatric hip disorders, including: Hip dysplasia Perthes disease or avascular necrosis Slipped capital femoral epiphysis Soft tissue injury (labral tears, tendonitis Service/Program
Follow-up Newborn Hearing Screening All newborns in Connecticut receive a routine hearing screen to check for the possibility of a hearing loss at birth. Sometimes a baby’s hearing screening in the hospital showed that he/she needs more testing. This is not unusual; many factors can affect hearing screening, such Doctor
Grace Hong, APRN Nurse Practitioner, Infectious Disease & Immunology
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- Infectious Diseases & Immunology
Connecticut Children’s Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Connecticut Children's offers a Advanced Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) course customized for both employees & non-employee advanced providers (Doctors, Nurses, Respiratory Therapist, Advanced Providers, & Paramedics) with the in-depth and up-to-date training. We’re
Diabetes Insipidus (DI) Post-operative Neurosurgical Management Clinical Pathway Diabetes Insipidus (DI) refers to the passage of large volumes of dilute urine, and may result from the decreased secretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) by the posterior pituitary gland. Patients undergoing neurosurgical surgery in the sellar or parasellar region are at
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Fetal Cardiology Connecticut Children’s Fetal Cardiology Program — part of our renowned Fetal Care Center — provides advanced diagnosis and care for the fetus with congenital heart disease or other fetal heart abnormalities. Article
Grow Brave: Kelly’s Remarkable Recovery From a Rare Bone Cancer It started like every other family dinner. Kelly sat around the table with her parents, grandparents, and two older siblings. They each talked about their days. Kelly, who was 10 at the time, mentioned that she felt an odd pain in her left leg. Her parents assumed it was growing
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) is a procedure using an artificial heart and lung to deliver oxygen to the body. This advanced technology replaces the function of vital organs in critically ill newborn babies and children of all ages. ECMO is a life-saving technique Doctor
Jennifer Madan Cohen, MD Interim Division Head, Neurology | Medical Director – Epilepsy Center, Neurodiagnostics Center and Ketogenic Diet Program
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- Neurology
