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Comprehensive care for children with differences of sexual development
Children with differences of sexual development face new challenges and opportunities as they grow. The GUIDE team has provided some information and ideas for families to consider as they navigate these...
Preparing Your Toddler for Surgery
Try to stay as calm and relaxed as possible when talking to your child about surgery. Your energy and emotions can affect your child. What are some things that might be hard for a toddler? Being away...
NICU PFAC Members
Barb Carr Kallie Kirk View Story Erika Mendence Meg Murphy View Story Jim Pryde Brianna Schmitz View Story Aisha Walker View Story Lauren Ward View Story Hi! I'm Barb Carr and I'm proud to be a member...
Milkovich Lab
About the Team The Milkovich lab actively collaborates with numerous investigators and community partners to evaluate the influence of environmental factors impacting children's development and...
Children's Mercy Research Institute Building
The Institute’s nine-story, 375,000 square foot building supports a collaborative approach to research, fostering a partnership among health care professionals, researchers, patients and families.
Party smart: A parent’s guide to keeping teens safe (without cramping their style)
For teens, events like school dances and sporting events are rites of passage. Often, they’re followed by another rite of passage that can be anxiety-inducing for parents: after parties. As parents...
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State of the Art Pediatrics: 2025: A New Year for Obesity Treatment
Column Authors: Sarah Hampl, MD, FAAP | Director, Advocacy, Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyles & Nutrition Brooke Sweeney, MD, FAAP, FACP, DABOM | Medical Director, Weight Management...
Fetal Health Center and NICU: Birdie and Erika’s Story
First-time mom Erika has been through a lot with her daughter Birdie. From delivering in our Fetal Health Center to several months in the NICU and multiple surgeries, Erika knows the hospital so well that...
Interventional radiology procedure process
The picture below demonstrates the catheter set-up for a thrombolysis procedure These pathways do not establish a standard of care to be followed in every case. It is recognized that each case is...
Annual Report Children's Mercy
For more than 127 years, Children’s Mercy has built upon a legacy of pioneers – two visionary sisters, both doctors – who were light-years ahead of their time. Emboldened by their pioneering spirit, our...
Building Your Own Comfort Kit
Facing a health care procedure that involves getting a shot can be scary for children. Learn how you can prepare your child by planning ahead with your own comfort kit.
Appendicitis Surgery
Symptoms of appendicitis Appendicitis is most common in children and teens, usually between ages 8 and 20. About one in 15 people in the United States will get appendicitis during their lifetime, making it...
Self-care for Emotional Health
With a new baby in the hospital, it can be easy to put care for yourself at the bottom of the list of all the things needing your attention. It can be easy to feel like the only way to get through the...
Intestinal Rehabilitation Program
The Children’s Mercy team works together to provide innovative nutritional, medical and surgical treatments that helps your child receive oral and enteral (tube) feeds as much as possible.
Info about the flu and tips for staying healthy
The first cases of seasonal influenza were reported earlier this year than our traditional “flu season.” We are expecting a severe flu season nationally this year. The Southern Hemisphere (including...
Administrative Fellowship Overview
The Children’s Mercy Administrative Fellowship is a one-year, postgraduate opportunity that runs from July through June. It is specifically designed for individuals interested in...
Congenital Heart Defects
Children's Mercy has worked closely with the National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvment Collaborative and families to provide support and resources throughout your child's heart journey. We've...
Partnering to Benefit Children
Photo: Elizabeth and Joyce Hall Our 125-year history of serving children would not be possible without the legacy of generosity by families like the Halls, Sunderlands and many other community champions.
Developmental and Behavioral Health Videos
Educational videos for patients and families from the Developmental and Behavioral Health Division at Children's Mercy Kansas City.