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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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Medical Animation: Valvular Regurgitation

The heart is a beating muscle that pumps blood throughout the body. Inside the heart, four valves open and shut ...

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Medical Animation: Prenatal Heart Circulation

The heart and circulatory system of a fetus begin to form soon after conception. By the end of the fifth ...

Patient Stories

Providing Hope Through a Continuum of Care

St. Louis Children’s and Washington University Heart Center offers patients and families medical and emotional support. ...

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Medical Animation: Congenital Heart Defects

Congenital heart defect is the term given when one or more defects in the structure of the heart are present ...

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Connecting with Your Teen

Struggling to bond with your adolescent child? Learn how to strengthen your parent-teen relationship. Your child is growing up and ...

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Overcoming Separation Anxiety

If your child feels nervous about leaving home for summer activities, try some of these tips to ease her mind ...

Mom Docs

Executive Functioning & Your Child’s School Performance

The new school year is approaching. You may be ready to send your child back to school, but at the ...

Expert Advice

The Road to Resilience

Resilience is inner strength that helps children cope with and adapt to stressful or negative events. ...