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What is palliative care?

Palliative care includes reducing the physical, psychological, social and spiritual suffering that is associated with serious illness. Learn about the role palliative care providers can have in your child’s care.

Pregnancy and infant loss

Learn about the supports available to families coping with pregnancy and infant loss, including perinatal palliative care.

Other types of pain

Learn about other types of pain, including recurrent, procedural, and palliative pain. Read about how they are treated. Lumbar punctures are discussed.

Heart conditions resources

Books and websites with information about heart conditions in children.

The cancer care team: Nurse practitioner

Nurse practitioners are registered nurses who have additional formal education. Find out how a nurse practitioner is different from a nurse and what they can do to help you during your treatment.

Blalock-Thomas-Taussig (BTT) shunts

The Blalock-Thomas-Taussig (BTT) shunt helps babies with certain heart defects get enough oxygen until they can have surgery to fix the defect.

Pulmonary atresia

Read about pulmonary atresia; a condition involving the pulmonary valve, between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery, not forming completely.

Norwood procedure

The Norwood procedure is usually done as part of a series of surgeries to help the ventricle pump blood out to the body.

Undershirts for a spinal brace (spinal orthosis)

A spinal brace is worn over a cotton undershirt. Learn about making stockinette undershirts.

Mental health, wellbeing and celiac disease: Video resources

​Find out how you can find a sense of peace when your world seems overwhelming or when things are getting you down.

Surgical correction of congenital heart defects

Learn about open-heart, closed-heart, and minimally invasive heart surgery.

Virtual care: How to accurately measure your child’s height and weight at home

Be prepared for a virtual care visit by learning how to accurately measure your child’s height and weight using supplies you have at home.

Astral 150 non-invasive ventilator

Learn how to use the Astral 150 for non-invasive ventilation.

Video urodynamic study (VUDS)

A video urodynamics study (VUDS) is a test done by your child’s doctor that provides information about how well your child’s bladder is working.

Speaking alone with your doctor

Epilepsy monitoring unit: Testing with video EEG

Find out what happens when your child is admitted for a video EEG in the epilepsy monitoring unit.

Listening to Your Body

Therapeutic clown A. Leboo and Child Life Specialists discuss why it is important to listen to your health care team (e.g., doctors and nurses) as well as listening to your body and letting your parents and doctor know if something doesn't feel right.

Coping with Pain

Therapeutic clown Soleil and Child Life Specialist Rachel share tips to help us cope when we are in pain. Deep breathing, using a Hoberman sphere (breathing ball), is featured in this video.

Cardiology treatment team

Learn about cardiology treatment teams, which focus on treating children with heart conditions. The specific role of each team member is discussed.

Scoliosis: Treatment with a spinal brace (spinal orthosis)

A spinal brace holds your child’s spine in place, decreasing the chance that the curve in their spine will get larger as they grow. Learn more about getting fit for, and wearing, a spinal orthosis.

Virtual care at SickKids

Learn about virtual care, how to prepare for it and what to expect during a virtual video visit.

Treatment of heart conditions

Learn about the treatment of heart conditions. Find out about the different types of heart treatment and the right questions you should ask the doctor about the treatment.