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If you have a child with a congenital heart defect, here’s what you should expect from your pediatrician
Parents of a child with a chronic illness can expect to attend numerous doctor’s appointments throughout their child’s formative years. You have specialists and consultants and surgeons and therapists; it can become a full-time job keeping up with this complex web of moving parts.
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Your Child's Hospital Stay
Staying in the hospital is a big event for you and your child. Still, it’s not uncommon for children to feel anxious or frightened. That’s why it’s good to communicate with your child about what they should expect before arriving. In addition, it’s important to know what you can bring to make your child’s experience more comfortable, like:
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High blood pressure occurs in 20 percent of pregnancies
Written by Dr. Torre Halscott, Senior Resident, OB/GYN
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A RETROSPECTIVE CONTINUATION STUDY IN SMALL FIBER NEUROPATHY IN CHILDREN: PRESENTATION & CLINICAL FEATURES
A RETROSPECTIVE CONTINUATION STUDY IN SMALL FIBER NEUROPATHY IN CHILDREN: PRESENTATION & CLINICAL FEATURES
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If you have a child with a congenital heart defect, here’s what you should expect from your pediatrician (Part 2 of 2)
In Part 1 of this series, we discussed what your pediatrician can offer in the care of your child prenatally through the newborn period. In Part 2, we’ll share what role your pediatrician will play throughout infancy, childhood and adolescence.
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Children's Services and Community Engagement
Hospitalization can be a frightening experience for a child and a challenging event for a family. For this reason, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children offers services designed to support the “whole child” — body, mind and spirit — by addressing each patient’s emotional, developmental, social and educational needs.
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Music Therapy
Music is a universal language that can offer healing effects. In fact, music therapy is a research-based profession that benefits the emotional, social, psychological and physical needs of hospitalized patients. Music can help kids manage stress, alleviate pain, express feelings, enhance memory and improve communication while promoting general wellness and healing.
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Child Life Program
Every single child is unique. And, when facing a medical experience, every child and their family will have different needs. Our Child Life Program is dedicated to helping each child have the best healthcare experience possible through education, play and personalized support.
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Pediatric Specialties
We offer a full range of services and specialties to meet the needs of children, from infancy through adulthood.
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Heater / Cooler Device Information
For patients or parents who have questions about the heater/cooler device used during open-heart surgery, please call our help line at 321.843.7200 or visit the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) website for more information.
