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  • Are highchairs really safe?

    A highchair is one of the most common (and practical) items on any new parent’s baby registry, and is known for making feeding time a whole lot easier. Many parents naturally assume the highchair is safe for their child, but did you know there has been an increase of highchair-related injuries among infants over the past ten years? A recent study took a closer look at the reasons behind the rise of bumps, bruises and head injuries caused by highchairs. Here’s what they found.

    The Study

    Researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital examined data of children, ages 3 years and younger, who were treated in U.S. emergency departments from 2003 through 2010 for highchair-related injuries. The findings were staggering. On average, more than 9,400 children were treated for an injury relating to a highchair or booster seat each year. To put this in perspective, that’s one child every hour!

  • Should I bank my baby's cord blood?

    This post was originally published in August 2013 

  • Full-Fat Dairy? Yes, You Can!

    If you’re of a certain age, you remember the fat-free craze of the 1980s, when we all ate fat-free cheese on fat-free bread with fat-free turkey and wondered why it tasted terrible. (And we still gained weight.)

  • Does My Teen Have Thyroid Disease?

    It could be easy for you to miss that your teen has thyroid disease. Symptoms can be subtle, appear gradually and be mistaken for other conditions. Hormones produced by the thyroid can affect heart rate, energy, metabolism, growth and development – so it’s important to know the signs.

  • How Much Sleep Does My Baby Need?

    It’s 2:00 am, your newborn is crying again and you’re tiredly asking yourself, “But why won’t he just sleep awhile longer?” Getting a newborn on any kind of a sleeping schedule just isn’t going to happen, and for one very good reason — babies less than three months old are frequently waking for feeds and sleeping up to 17 hours a day. For the first three months, new parents must remind themselves that, for the time being, you’re in survival mode. 

  • Monica L. Friedman, DO

    Monica Friedman, DO, is a pediatric rheumatologist and the chief of pediatric rheumatology at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. Dr. Friedman earned her medical degree from Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She then completed her pediatric residency at University of Florida College of Medicine in Jacksonville. From there, she continued her training in New Hyde Park, New York completing a pediatric rheumatology fellowship at Cohen Children’s Medical Center/North Shore LIJ.

  • Jessica Boegner, DO

    Dr. Jessica Boegner is a fellowship-trained pediatric critical care physician with Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. She cares for seriously ill infants and children, and her specialties include:

  • Pediatric Aerodigestive Center

    The Aerodigestive Center offers multidisciplinary evaluation and management of problems involving the upper Gastrointestinal tract and the airway.

  • Cystic Fibrosis Center

    The Cystic Fibrosis Center at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children is an accredited Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Core Care Center.

  • Pediatric Aerodigestive Center

    The Aerodigestive Center offers multidisciplinary evaluation and management of problems involving the upper Gastrointestinal tract and the airway.