by PediaBlog | Apr 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
*This post first appeared on The PediaBlog on April 27, 2015. Lumpy, Bumpy Newborn Heads Pediatrician Clay Jones posts an excellent primer on the lumpy, bumpy shapes of newborn babies’ heads: Pediatricians, particularly those who spend a significant...
by PediaBlog | Dec 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
Seven years after the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended it, a new study reveals that mandatory state newborn screening for critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) has been a successful public health intervention. The study, published in JAMA earlier...
by PediaBlog | Jul 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
Last month on The PediaBlog, we applauded declining teen birth rates reported by the American Academy of Pediatrics while also considering the reasons why the solution to this problem remains elusive: Poverty and lack of education have long been the key...
by PediaBlog | Feb 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Sara DePierre, PA-C, IBCLC, Pediatric Alliance — Jefferson Hills It’s the age old question: Nature vs. Nurture. What shapes a child’s temperament? What creates their personality? Is it something innate within them, perhaps inherited or genetic?...
by PediaBlog | Sep 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
Picture a bright blue ball just spinning, spinning free Dizzy with eternity Paint it with a skin of sky, brush in some clouds and sea Call it home for you and me — “Throwing Stones”(Weir/Barlow) Last week, UNICEF issued its followup...