Micro preemie weighed less than 1 pound at birth
NICU Then & Now: Jonathon Whitehill weighed 10.9 ounces when he was born in 2009. Today he's a first-grader who loves school and sports.
Children’s Minnesota Stories
Read health tips from our experts as well as stories by patients, families and staff about kids’ health and their experiences at Children’s Minnesota.
Children’s Pedcast: Healthy eating and alternatives to sugar-sweetened beverages
Dr. Gigi Chawla joins the podcast to share how kids in today's world can eat healthy food, find alternatives to sugar-sweetened beverages and ways to play outside.
8 tips to prevent poisoning
In recognition of Poison Prevention Awareness Week, we've gathered tips from our experts.
Tips from Child Life for using minimally threatening language
To communicate accurate, complete information that is developmentally appropriate
Advice for age-appropriate conversations about sex
Dr. Gigi Chawla shares how parents can provide their kids with age-appropriate information about sex.
Preemie twins now happy, healthy toddlers
NICU Then & Now: Wes and Ila Waller spent the first 47 days of their lives in the neonatal intensive care unit on the St. Paul campus of Children's Minnesota.
Children’s Pedcast: Midwest Fetal Care Center opens
Dr. David Lynch-Salamon talks about the Midwest Fetal Care Center's new Minneapolis clinic space at The Mother Baby Center at Abbott Northwestern Hospital and Children's Minnesota.
Baby Leah’s journey: ‘I knew she was special from the beginning’
Leah underwent multiple surgeries before she was 5 months old so that she could share her big personality and infectious smile with the world.
Five Question Friday: Meet Sarah Hromatka
Sarah works at Children’s Minnetonka campus, which offers a wide range of services including surgery, radiology/diagnostic imaging, endocrinology/diabetes, ENT, gynecology, neurosurgery, audiology, and physical, occupational and speech therapies for families in the west metro.
Adjust clocks, sleep for daylight saving time
With daylight saving time in spring, clocks move ahead one hour, which makes 2 a.m. Sunday 3 a.m., literally in no time.