Kids (Page 18)

Nicholas Papaneri was born with bilateral microtia and atresia – two rare disorders that limit hearing in both ears. His outer ear and inner ear canals stopped developing at three months in the womb.

It’s a typical movie scene — almost a cliché: A man stands in a hospital hallway, staring through a window. On the other side of the glass wait rows and rows of wrinkly infants, housed in identical transparent rectangles. He’s searching for the one that’s his.

Some of my favorite memories involve riding around in my dad's red Honda, listening to the Beatles and Fleetwood Mac. I was a tiny little girl — literally not even on the growth charts at one point — but as far back as I can remember, I sat in the passenger seat next…

#IAm1in110. Families affected by congenital heart disease use this hashtag because almost 1 percent of babies are born with heart defects. These include holes in the heart, missing chambers and other issues that pediatric cardiologist Thomas L'Ecuyer refers to as "problems with the plumbing of the heart." The good news?…

Tameka Brown had just started her senior year at Amherst County High School. But that fall, she started feeling tired and wasn't up to doing anything. She lost weight and was cold all the time.

Muscle weakness. Trouble swallowing. A strange rash. Sometimes, parents take their kids from one doctor to another, trying to find the cause of these symptoms. It might be dermatomyositis, an autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks the blood vessels under the skin and muscles. There’s no cure for it,…

About 10 percent of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) have symptoms before age 18. Those initial symptoms include: Sudden blurred vision, caused by a nerve inflammation known as optic neuritis Double vision, or seeing two of an object Increasing arm and leg weakness, numbness or tingling Balance difficulties Bowel and…

Six months ago, our mostly-female blog team began chatting about pregnancy and childbirth. For those of us who haven’t had kids, it seemed complicated and overwhelming, surprisingly so for something we’ve been doing since the beginning of time. The Maternity Monday series was born from our many questions: Should you…

You’re home from the hospital with your newborn and finally settling into a routine.  But you have questions, lots of questions that never popped into your head until this tiny person was in your arms. [caption id="attachment_9620" align="alignright" width="350"] Join us as we journey through preconception, pregnancy, childbirth and beyond…

Giving birth puts your body through a lot of trauma, and the baby has gone through an ordeal as well. Your body needs to relax! It may go without saying, but don’t make big plans in the days and weeks following baby’s arrival. Sleep is a priority! Visitors may come…