Find information to help you support your child with intestinal failure from birth to 11 years of age as they transition through developmental ages and stages.
Contraception is used to prevent pregnancy. Learn about the different types of contraception including how they work and how you can get them.
Learn about the definition of and the causes and medical conditions associated with prematurity.
Amenorrhea is the prolonged absence of a menstrual period. Learn about amenorrhea, possible causes and how it can be treated.
Brachial plexus birth injury is an injury to the brachial plexus nerves leading from the spinal cord to the arm. This affects how the arm moves and feels things. Learn about the causes and possible treatments for a brachial plexus birth injury.
Learn about different types and possible signs and symptoms of heart conditions in children.
Your gender identity is something that you come to understand for yourself. If you are questioning your gender, read more to find out if you might identify as transgender.
Learn about blood circulation in the body, lungs and heart, before and after birth.
Recommendations for navigating your way through the health-care system as a teenager and gaining independence in managing your own health care.
Learn about how newborns and infants are safely transported from a community hospital or nursing station to a hospital that can provide the necessary expertise to care for sick premature or term babies.
A teenager with epilepsy will need to transfer management of their epilepsy to an adult care setting. Find out about transitioning smoothly from paediatric to adult care.
Learn about how families and the health-care team work together to make important decisions about the care of babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Very premature babies are at risk for metabolic bone disease, a condition that affects their bone health and increases the risk of fractures.
Recommendations for helping your child navigate through the health-care system as a teenager and gain independence in managing their own health care.
Learn about the signs and symptoms of hearing loss in babies and toddlers and what happens during the infant hearing screening process.
Learn about possible outcomes for premature babies.
Sexuality is a healthy and normal part of life. Find out what sexuality is, how it is impacted by cancer and what you need to know to make safer choices about sex.
Read about your newborn baby's first movements and reflexes after birth. The grasping reflex, crawling reflex and startle reflex are discussed.
Recommendations to encourage neurodevelopment in babies at 18 months old who have spent time in the neonatal neurodevelopment follow-up clinic.
Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) occurs when a fetus is infected with a virus called cytomegalovirus. Learn more about how cCMV happens, the signs and symptoms of cCMV and how it is diagnosed and treated.
When your child comes to the hospital for surgery, you will meet many different members of the health-care team. Learn about the role each of these people play in your child’s care.
Congenital hypothyroidism is a condition that is present at birth in which the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormone. Learn about congenital hypothyroidism and how it is diagnosed and treated.
