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Full Athlete Care
Children’s Mercy provides a variety of sports performance services to enhance all aspects of a student-athlete’s health. From sports nutrition to mental health to injury prevention, we help your athlete...
Aromatherapy
Essential oils Children’s Mercy inpatients have the option of using essential oil patches as a way to help with comfort and pain relief. The patches, available in four scents, are placed on the child’s...
Sleep Tips
Sleep disorders in children The Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine team at Children's Mercy provides specialty services to help kids overcome sleep disorders. Contact our sleep specialists at...
Bladder Exstrophy
When a baby is born with the bladder and urethra exposed on the outside of the abdomen, this is called bladder exstrophy. The open urethra is called epispadias. The Children's Mercy Comprehensive...
Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS)
Learn about Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS), a condition that impacts the blood flow between identical twins who share one placenta. Explore the diagnosis and treatment options available at...
First Home Care Visit
Depending on the services provided for your child, a team member will arrive to your home at a scheduled date and time. It is important for the child’s parent or legal guardian to be present for the first...
Infectious Diseases Team
Meet the Infectious Disease team at Children's Mercy.
Mekki's Story
Mekki photo I remember when I woke up from a biopsy five years ago. My friends and family were all around me. Everyone was crying. I learned that I had Ewing’s sarcoma on my left leg. That’s a rare cancer...
Join Team Children's Mercy
Team Children's Mercy (CM) races for the kids who are racing against time. Team CM brings together those who love to run, bike, explore and more, to help fuel the ground-breaking research, world-class care...
Conversations about weight: A focus on overall health
Talking about your child’s weight may feel uncomfortable or challenging to bring up for a variety of reasons. But what if “weight” wasn’t the main focus of the conversation? While weight and height are...
Food Allergies: are more kids allergic to food or are we just more aware?
From peanut-free school lunches to gluten-free birthday parties. If it seems like more and more kids have food allergies these days – you’re not alone in that thought. Most likely you’ve even had...
May
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Questions?
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Eyes up, phones down: modeling good behavior for teen drivers
Remember the first time you got behind the wheel of a car? Hands at 10 and 2 on the wheel, eyes fixed on the road ahead, all systems checked before you shift out of park...on that day, driving had your...
Keys in the Fridge and Other Signs You Might Have Pregnancy Brain
Keys in the Fridge and Other Signs You Might Have Pregnancy Brain - After morning sickness and bizarre cravings, pregnancy brain might be one of the most common experiences that veteran moms warn pregnant...
Under-scheduled and unapologetic
Children are busier than they ever have been. From organized sports, to music lessons, to church activities, to scouts their schedules are jam-packed. In fact, kids are so busy it prompted the American...
Supporting Teens through the COVID-19 Pandemic
The role of a parent of a teenager can feel more like being an Uber driver than an actual caregiver. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, stay-at-home orders are in place and all those events are on hold.
Easy ways to entertain your toddler at home
As a working mom that made that choice, I have never truly realized how challenging it can be to entertain your toddler until recently. I have a deeper respect for our educators and stay-at-home moms more...
February
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September
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