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Keep up with your kid’s health: Find healthy snacks, injury prevention tips, sleep advice, family wellness, heart-warming stories of brave pediatric patients facing down disease. Get expert advice from our pediatric specialists.

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Maternity Monday: Planning a Pregnancy

You’ve found the right job, you’ve got the right guy, you feel those maternal instincts kicking in. You want to get pregnant. It’s the natural next step, right? Although we realize that sometimes pregnancies just happen without any planning, learning the best practices to plan your pregnancy is helpful for any woman…

Learn about conception, pregnancy and newborn care in our Maternity Monday series.
Maternity Monday: Preconception, Pregnancy, Childbirth and Postpartum FAQs

“Should I take prenatal vitamins before conception?” [caption id="attachment_9620" align="alignright" width="350"] We took you through preconception, pregnancy, childbirth and beyond in the Maternity Monday series.[/caption] “Why doesn’t anyone talk about miscarriage?” “Does the baby really need all this stuff?” We looked at these questions and more in our maternity series: Preconception Planning…

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Watch A Children’s Hospital Patient Light Our Tree [VIDEO] video post
Kids, Videos 12/17/2014

Santa and 2-year-old Children's Hospital patient Wes Chang co-starred at last week's Lights of Love celebration, an annual tradition to ring in the holiday season. We also had guest appearances from: RN Anna Dietrich-Covington Hospital chaplain Yoshiya Takahashi Medical Center CEO Pamela Sutton-Wallace The Charlottesville High School choirs Watch us…

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Q&A: Helping Your Kids Stay Healthy During Flu Season
Kids 11/10/2014

Ina Stephens, MD, gave us this update on the flu vaccine. She specializes in pediatric infectious diseases and sees patients at By Your Side Pediatrics and Northridge Pediatrics. Do parents need to get the flu vaccine to help protect their child? Yes! Parents absolutely carry viruses and unknowingly pass them…

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