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A congenital limb defect is when an arm or leg doesn’t form normally as a baby grows in the uterus. The baby is born with the defect. ...

Little League Shoulder is pain over the top of the large arm bone (the humerus)—located just below the shoulder. A growth plate in this area can get inflamed and damaged causing pain. Children with this condition may have trouble fully raising and lowering their arm ...

Twenty-five years ago, St. Louis Children’s Hospital instituted the only freestanding pediatric lung transplant program in the country. Its Washington University-affiliated surgeons performed the first transplant in 1990; from then until 2003 they performed nearly half of all pediatric lung transplant procedures worldwide. ...

All parents want the very best for their baby. When there is a problem with your unborn baby, our team at the Fetal Care Center will provide the skilled, sensitive care you and your baby need. We are world-class doctors who expertly diagnose and treat ...

Read more about Drew Mitchem's accident and how St. Louis Children's Hospital helped him recover. ...

Richard and Rita Teague had never given trauma credentials much thought until the night their sixteen-year-old daughter, Anna, was airlifted to St. Louis Children’s from the site of a devastating motor vehicle accident. ...

Large for gestational age is used to describe newborn babies who weigh more than usual for the number of weeks of pregnancy. ...

A pregnancy that lasts more than 42 weeks is called post-term. A pregnancy that is between 41 and 42 weeks is called late-term. Most women deliver between 37 and 42 weeks of pregnancy. ...

Stahl’s ear, also known as Spock or elf ear, is characterized by a flattened ear rim and deformed upper portions of ear. Children with Stahl's ear may benefit from a non-surgical procedure called ear molding. ...

St. Louis Children’s Hospital is conducting a Community Health Needs Assessment to identity the most important pediatric health issues in the St. Louis region. ...