*Flashback Friday*

*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...

This Simple Test Saves Lives

  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...

Preterm Births Are Up

  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...

KMC — Kangaroo Mother Care

  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?...

Improving Child Mortality Rates

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...