Museum Babies is back at the Missouri History Museum! Babies and toddlers ages 2 and younger are invited to the History Clubhouse from 10:10 a.m. to 10:25 a.m. every Tuesday. Enjoy songs, board books, and movements for caregivers and children during these 15-minute programs. The Museum Babies theme for April book board stories is spring buds!
St. Luke’s is hosting a free informative event for new and expecting parents Thursday, April 25, from 5-8 p.m.! St. Luke’s Mom and Baby Expo is designed to help parents in pregnancy planning through the transition to parenthood.
By Bryanne Colvin, MD
As we head into the cold weather months, there are many things to remember when caring for your infant or newborn that are different from the warm weather months. Here are some winter weather tips for home and while you are on the go.
Beginning Nov. 8, Missouri families will be eligible to sign up to receive books through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library®, a book-gifting program that mails free books to registered children monthly from birth through age 5.
When an everyday food, especially a healthy one, becomes your body’s enemy, the results can be devastating. Each year, life-threatening reactions to a food allergen result in 30,000 emergency room visits, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Lindsay Clukies, MD, is a Washington University emergency medicine physician and associate medical director for trauma services at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
Injuries are the leading cause of death and disability to children in the United States (ages 1-18 years) and unfortunately more children die from preventable injuries than all other diseases combined! Unfortunately, at St. Louis Children’s Hospital we know this all too well as we see thousands of injured children every year.
For new moms planning to breastfeed or returning home from the hospital with questions about breastfeeding, St. Luke’s Hospital’s new online breastfeeding program offers a helpful resource. The easy-to-follow online program, just launched in August, is designed to be a valuable resource.
Have you ever seen a child place something in his mouth and worried that he might choke? Or worse, has your child suddenly stopped breathing? Knowing how to perform CPR could save his life.