June is Spina Bifida Awareness Month. Learn about the four different types of spina bifida, their causes and how it is diagnosed.
Learn how your baby's spina bifida is repaired with surgery either before or after they are born. Also learn what happens after surgery and how to take care of your baby at home.
Learn about neural tube defects that can arise during pregnancy. Spina bifida and various brain abnormalities such as anencephaly are discussed.
Information for parents about trisomy 13, a rare genetic condition that causes developmental delay and affects many different organ systems.
Information for parents about trisomy 18, a rare genetic condition that causes developmental delay and affects many different organ systems.
Find out how a bowel management program can help keep your child clean if they have problems controlling their bowel movements.
A Chiari malformation is when the lower part of the brain sits too low in your child's neck. Read about symptoms, causes, diagnosis and surgical treatment.
September is FASD Awareness Month. Learn about the effects of drinking alcohol during pregnancy and how to help a child with FASD.
Brain disorders can be caused by medical conditions, illness or injury. Find out how they can affect a child's mental health and overall functioning.
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 open-heart, closed-heart, and minimally invasive heart surgery.
Tethered cord occurs when the spinal cord gets stuck to the bottom of the spinal column and is stretched. Learn about how tethered cord is treated.
Discover the role of folate in the body and how to get enough in your diet.
Learn about craniopharyngiomas, including how they are diagnosed, treatments and long-term outcomes.
Find out how an antegrade continence enema can help your child and how to give an antegrade continence enema at home.
Medulloblastoma is the most common form of brain cancer among children. Learn more about medulloblastoma symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment.
Read about various factors that can contribute to premature labour, such as smoking and infections. Steps can be taken to avoid premature labour.
Read an overview of the surgical process, from determining if your child is a candidate for surgery to post-operative care.
Find out what to expect if you have a child with posterior urethral valves (PUV). This document reviews the condition and how it is managed with medications, tests, interventions and surgeries.
Balloon atrial septostomy is a procedure to expand an atrial septal defect and improve oxygenation of the blood. It is often performed for children with transposition of the great arteries.
An in-depth discussion of the issue of informed consent for children who are undergoing medical procedures.
Learn about possible outcomes for premature babies, which vary on the degree of prematurity and the severity and number of any complications.
Read about some of the advantages of having surgery to correct scoliosis, as well as some of the advantages of not having surgery.
Find in-depth information on the speech and language problems that can occur as a result of brain tumour treatment, and the ways that speech and language therapy can help.
Learn about the possibility of disability. Some premature babies will develop complications that may lead to longer-term disabilities.