Pediatrics

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What Makes a Pregnancy High-risk?

Learn what factors qualify a pregnancy as high-risk and how doctors take extra precautions to protect high-risk moms and babies.

Behavioral Health, Parenting, Pediatrics

Is Your Teen or Preteen Suffering From Anxiety?

Anxiety in adolescents may present as fear or worry, and it can also cause irritability and anger. Anxiety disorders and symptoms vary from person to person, but additional signs of anxiety in teens and preteens may mean it's time to speak with a medical professional.

Men’s Health, Pediatrics, Women’s Health

What Do Blood Clots in the Leg Feel Like?

Many people who have a blood clot notice discomfort in the affected leg. Our experts describe the feeling and what to look out for.

Pediatrics, Women’s Health

PCOS vs. Endometriosis: What’s the Difference?

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and endometriosis are both chronic conditions that affect women of childbearing age.

Parenting, Pediatrics

4 Ways You Can Help NICU Parents

Having a baby in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is stressful for parents, but there are some simple ways that friends and family can help,

Pediatrics

Where Lead is Hiding, and How to Protect Your Child from It

You can take different steps to lower your child’s risk of lead exposure.

COVID-19, Pediatrics

6 Questions Parents Are Asking About COVID-19 Vaccines for Kids

We connected with experts across Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health to get your questions about the COVID-19 vaccine answered.

COVID-19, Pediatrics

How COVID-19 Affects Kids Long Term

Some COVID-19 survivors experience long-lasting fatigue, lung problems, joint pain, brain fog and other symptoms.

Pediatrics

How and When To Get Rid of the Pacifier

If your child is attached to pacifiers, you may have a struggle on your hands when you think that it’s time for them to quit.

Neuroscience, Pediatrics

Signs Your Child Is Having a Seizure

Seizures are fairly common in kids. But do you know the signs of a seizure in your child?