Nutrition plays an important role in supporting a healthy pregnancy. Find out how to get the right nutrients to support you and your baby.
Discover the role of folate in the body and how to get enough in your diet.
June is Spina Bifida Awareness Month. Learn about the four different types of spina bifida, their causes and how it is diagnosed.
A balloon G tube is a type of feeding tube that has a balloon on the end to help prevent the tube from being accidentally pulled out. Learn how to care for your child’s balloon G tube and change it at home.
The Blalock-Thomas-Taussig (BTT) shunt helps babies with certain heart defects get enough oxygen until they can have surgery to fix the defect.
Learn about the types of heart conditions that arise in children. Congenital heart defects and heart rhythm problems are among the conditions discussed.
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.
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.
A MIC PEG J tube is a type of gastrostomy/gastrojejunostomy (G/GJ) feeding tube. Find out how it is inserted, how to care for it and what to do if it is accidentally pulled out.
Learn about the types of atrial septal defects (ASD), how they are diagnosed, treated, and what the long-term outcomes for children with ASD.
Learn how to treat common problems with your child's nasogastric (NG) tube feeding.
A Corflo PEG tube is a type of feeding tube. Discover how to care for your child's Corflo PEG tube and what to do if it is accidentally pulled out.
If you are sexually active, there is a risk that you could get pregnant or get your partner pregnant. This page provides answers to some common questions you may have about pregnancy.
Read about chronic illness and ways to cope. Congenital heart disease is a common example. While it can often be well managed, it never goes away.
Learn how to remove the feeding tube at home, if appropriate, and care for your child's tract after the permanent feeding tube removal.
A Corflo PEG Jejunal (J) tube is a type of gastrostomy/gastrojejunostomy (G/GJ) feeding tube. Find out how it is inserted, how to care for it and what to do if it is accidentally pulled out.
A MIC PEG tube is a type of feeding tube. Discover how to care for your child's MIC PEG tube and what to do if it is accidentally pulled out.
A low-profile gastrojejunostomy (GJ) tube is a type of feeding tube. Learn how to care for your child's GJ tube and how to give feeds and medication.
A low-profile feeding tube requires a feeding extension set to administer feeds and medications through the tube. Learn how to connect and remove the extension from your child’s feeding tube.
A guide on how to insert your child's nasogastric tube.
Pulmonary artery banding is done to reduce blood flow to the lungs.
Learn why your child may need a surgically inserted J tube, how they are inserted and how to care for your child’s feeding tube.
Learn what to do if your child's feeding tube becomes blocked.
