Learn about the types of heart conditions that arise in children. Congenital heart defects and heart rhythm problems are among the conditions discussed.
Nutrition plays an important role in supporting a healthy pregnancy. Find out how to get the right nutrients to support you and your baby.
Learn about heart conditions that afflict children. Examples, possible causes, methods of detection and prevention of heart disease are discussed.
Read about various types of congenital malformations of the GI tract. These birth defects are rare, but potentially serious.
Contraception is used to prevent pregnancy. Learn about the different types of contraception including how they work and how you can get them.
Information for parents about trisomy 18, a rare genetic condition that causes developmental delay and affects many different organ systems.
A teacher's guide to congenital heart defects. Learn what you can do to help and what to expect if one of your students has a congenital heart defect.
Information for parents about trisomy 13, a rare genetic condition that causes developmental delay and affects many different organ systems.
Discover the role of folate in the body and how to get enough in your diet.
Read about coping with a diagnosis. While the diagnosis may be upsetting, the good news is that a child's pain is no longer a mystery.
If you are infected with HIV and pregnant, learn how certain medicines can lower the risk of passing HIV on to your baby.
Information about campomelic dysplasia, a genetic condition that affects the development of the skeleton and reproductive system.
Read about Tetralogy of Fallot, a condition involving four congenital defects that occur when the heart does not develop normally.
June is Spina Bifida Awareness Month. Learn about the four different types of spina bifida, their causes and how it is diagnosed.
Your child needs to take the medicine called ganciclovir. This information sheet explains what ganciclovir does, how it is given, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Learn about the definition of and the causes and medical conditions associated with prematurity.
Learn about aortic atresia. With this condition, there is no opening from the left ventricle into the aorta.
Discover how to help your teenager manage their diabetes and how it will affect their day-to-day lives.
Learn about strokes occurring in newborns. Stroke is caused by a blockage of the blood vessels in the brain and can happen at any age. Stroke occurs as frequently in newborns as in the elderly, yet it often goes unrecognized and untreated.
Learn about pregnancy and heart conditions. Though it isn't entirely risk-free, many women with congenital heart disease have healthy pregnancies.
Your child needs to take the medicine called asparaginase. This information sheet explains what asparaginase does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Learn about coarctation of the aorta. This condition involves a narrowing of the major artery leading from the heart to the body, affecting blood pressure.
