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Healing From Delivery
Just as it takes months to grow a baby, it takes months to recover and heal from pregnancy, labor and delivery, which are a lot of work for a woman's body. We don't want you to be scared or confused...
Blood and Marrow Transplant: What to Expect
Your team at Children’s Mercy is here to help you and your family every step of the way through a blood or marrow transplant (BMT). Learn more about what to expect before, during and after the procedure.
Uveitis
What is uveitis? Inflammation of the inside of the eyes is called uveitis. Some children who have arthritis also get inflammation in their eyes. Some children get inflammation in their eyes but...
Helping Your Child Eat or Drink While in the Hospital
Tips for drinking Use a cup from home. Help your child decorate a cup to make drinking more fun. You can use things such as stickers or markers. Offer a different type of cup. Some choices may be a paper...
Toddler’s Fracture - Outbreaks June 2022
Children with toddler’s fractures will usually present with a limp or refusal to bear weight on an extremity after tripping, stumbling or falling from a short height.
Palliative Care Team
Contact Us Patient Review (816) 855-1716...
Epilepsy in Adolescents and Children: Telemedicine
REACT is Reaching Out for Epilepsy in Adolescents and Children through Telemedicine. Through this program, Children’s Mercy partners with community providers to improve access to specialized epilepsy care...
Healthy Schools and Childcare Program at Children's Mercy Kansas City
The Healthy Schools and Childcare Program helps school districts and childcare organizations develop effective strategies to improve the indoor environmental conditions in their facilities.
Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Combined Training Fellowship (one year)
The Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Combined Training fellowship is accepting one fellow for the 2023-2024 academic year. The fellow will have similar educational opportunities as the other fellows in...
Rules of Divorce
Every year, thousands of children experience the divorce of their parents. In fact, according to the American Psychological Association, between 40 and 50 percent of all marriages end in divorce.
Financial Benefits
Tax-advantaged Accounts These accounts help you save on taxes by allowing you to set aside money from your paycheck, before taxes, to pay for eligible expenses. Flexible Spending Accounts (WEX) You can use...
Bedwetting: A Guide to Causes and Treatments
Written by: Jamie Neal Lewis, Nurse Practitioner, Nephrology Bedwetting is a common childhood problem, which affects 5-7 million children in the United States each year. By age 7, about 5-10 percent of...
Talking to kids about this phase of re-opening
As local authorities ease restrictions on businesses opening and people gathering, we all have questions about how to make smart decisions to keep our families safe. And if we grown-ups are scratching our...
Ear Conditions
Acute and chronic ear infections Acute otitis media (AOM): The middle ear (space behind the ear drum) is infected and swollen. The eardrum itself is inflamed and pus is trapped behind the eardrum. Otitis...
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Resources What is Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis? Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis is a chronic inflammatory condition that causes swelling, stiffness, and pain of the joints. It can affect one or many joints...
Family Support Fund
An unexpected illness, injury, or chronic medical condition can be traumatic for the entire family, both emotionally and financially. The Family Support Fund at Children’s Mercy uses criteria based upon...
Faculty - Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship
Our faculty consists of seven board-certified pulmonologists and three specialists in sleep medicine, along with support from nursing, respiratory therapy, nutrition, and social work. Our...
Talking to kids about tragedies
No parent wants to have to talk about tragic events with their kids, no matter what age they are. Whether something terrible happened close to home or in the headlines, knowing what to say and how to help...
Mother/Daughter Team Shares Their Love for Nursing at Children’s Mercy
For Pattie and her daughter Jessica, nursing is not just a job – it's a family tradition. They are 2 of 7 women in their family who have been or currently are nurses at Children’s Mercy.
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