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Mom Docs

To Get a Pet or To Not Get a Pet?

Your child keeps telling you “I want a puppy” or “I want a cat” but you have doubts about whether ...

Mom Docs

You Think It’s Ok But It’s “Snot” | Dealing with Cold and Flu Season

Another winter cold and flu season is well underway and I find myself staring in disbelief at the amount of ...

Mom Docs

Breastfeeding Your Baby 101

 If breastfeeding seems a little overwhelming, you’re like many other expecting mothers. Though it may be scary, there are ...

Patient Stories

Zach - Three-time Cancer Survivor Shares Recipe for Life

There's no one better to describe the special care St. Louis Children's Hospital provides than our patients and their families ...

Patient Stories

Yorlene Reyes - Ahead of the Curve

Learn more about Yorlene Reyes' surgery with St. Louis Children's Hospital to help correct the curve in her spine. ...

Patient Stories

Wyatt: Surgeons Collaborate to Improve Treatment for Craniosynostosis

When Wyatt Heilman was 4 months old, he was diagnosed with craniosynostosis, a condition that occurs when one or more ...

Patient Stories

Tysen: From Sideline to Success Story

When Tysen Barton wasn’t feeling well on the morning of his football playoff game, his parents thought it was just ...

Patient Stories

Tyler's Story: Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy

Tyler King is just four years old, but his determination is inspiring. For the first four years of his life ...

Patient Stories

Tyler's Shoulder Fracture

Tyler’s athletic career was jeopardized when he had an accident that tore his left shoulder open. ...