Learn about the different types of newborn screening and what to do if your baby has positive newborn screening results.
Very premature babies are at risk for metabolic bone disease, a condition that affects their bone health and increases the risk of fractures.
An information sheet for parents with children who have a metabolic condition. Fasting could be dangerous for children with a metabolic disorder.
Learn about the signs and symptoms of hearing loss in babies and toddlers and what happens during the infant hearing screening process.
Genetic counselling helps people understand genetic or inherited disorders. It can help families learn about neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and decide if testing is right for them.
Read about the causes, diagnosis and treatment of neonatal seizures.
Learn the answers to frequently asked questions about pharmacogenetics.
Learn how often your child needs to be screened for diabetes complications and what you can expect from each test and screening.
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) disease is a genetic disorder that causes muscle stiffness, that over time causes the muscles to become weaker and smaller.
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 newborn nutrition, routine care and everyday health issues as well as some common physical and emotional adjustments to life after pregnancy.
Learn about the genetic neuromuscular disorder called Friedreich ataxia (FRDA).
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic disorder that causes muscle weakness and muscle atrophy (shrinking), and can affect a child’s ability to speak, walk, and breathe.
Learn about genetics and how genetics contribute to health and disease.
Read about the causes, symptoms and treatments for epileptic encephalopathies and progressive syndromes.
Learn what sickle cell disease is, how someone might get sickle cell disease and how common it is.
Genetic counselling is a process that provides information and support to individuals and families at risk of, or with, a genetic condition.
Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare inherited disease that can cause recurring lung, ear and sinus infections. Find out how the condition is caused and treated and the long-term outlook for children with PCD.
Genetics can play an important role in your family's health. Learn more about genetics; genetic counselling, screening, and diagnosis; different genetic conditions; and how genetics relate to understanding and managing overall health.
To mark Nutrition Month, find out about tube feeding, special diets, food allergies and sensitivities, bowel conditions and more.
Learn about the symptoms, causes and treatment of pulmonary hypertension in children.
Read about the causes, diagnosis and treatment of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in newborn babies.
Jaundice is a condition that causes the skin and the whites of the eyes to turn yellow. Learn about causes and treatments of jaundice in newborns.
An overview of conditions related to diabetes and how how often your child will need to be screened for each condition.
Learn what causes pancreatitis, what the signs and symptoms are and what treatments are available
