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Medical Animation: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

St. Louis Children's Hospital explains how drinking alcohol can affect the fetus during pregnancy. ...

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Medical Animation: Breastfeeding

St. Louis Children's Hospital explains how milk forms and comes out of the breasts during breastfeeding. Learn more. ...

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Case Study: Another Video Game Complication

The following case study, Another Video Game Complication, was used by Andrew J. White, MD, division director of pediatric rheumatology ...

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Perinatal Behavioral Health Service Provides Support for Heart Patients’ Families

St. Louis Children's Hospital discusses how they provide support to families with for newborn heart patient's families. Learn more. ...

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Miner Receives Funding for Pediatric Kidney Disease Research

Jeffrey Miner, professor of medicine in the Division of Nephrology at the School of Medicine, and Jonathan Barnes, assistant professor ...

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Children's Named Among Leaders in Health Care Equality

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation named Children's an “LGBTQ Health Care Equality Leader” in the foundation's Healthcare Equality Index 2019 ...

Patient Stories

Jackson’s Story: Intervention Before Birth Delivers a Chance

Read more about Jackson's fight against large congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM) and his experience with St. Louis Children's Hospital ...

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Bariatric Surgery: A Viable Option for Teens With the Disease of Obesity

Since 2013, obesity has been listed as a disease in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems ...

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Medical Animation: Fetal Development

St. Louis Children's Hospital explains how the fetus develops in the mother's womb and how the mother gives birth to ...