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Baby Health and Behavior Lab
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Genomic Answers for Kids Accelerates Rare Disease Research
The Genomic Answers for Kids pediatric data repository will facilitate the search for answers and novel treatments for children with rare genetic conditions.
Comfort Promise: Mercy's Story
Meet Mercy Diagnosed with eosinophilic esophagitis and rumination disorder, 3-year-old Mercy White has been hospitalized six times between her first and second birthdays, and she sees multiple...
Blazing a Trail in Genetic Cancer Testing for Children
A genetic test for all children newly diagnosed with cancer or those who experience a relapse of their disease allows researchers and physicians to better understand treatment options for a child’s cancer...
Ways to handle homesickness
Staying the night at an aunt’s house or an overnight sleepaway camp is often the first chance a child experiences a go of independence. Even the most confident of kids may experience homesickness and there...
Drs. Hampl, Dreyer Gillette, Laroche Join NIH-funded MPI Study to Improve Weight-Related Outcomes Among Youth and Adults with Obesity
The study evaluates the short- and long-term clinical and implementation outcomes of Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Obesity Care (CMOC) in 20 federally qualified health centers in urban and rural areas of...
How new parents can avoid social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic
Bringing home a new baby can be stressful for parents at any time, but COVID-19 has added a new layer of complication. But, with a little creativity, parents can still stay connected to their “village,” to...
Postpartum Services
Our postpartum services are here to help new mothers navigate this experience whether their baby was delivered at Children's Mercy Kansas City or their baby was delivered elsewhere and is now a...
Dr. Abbey Masonbrink Receives NIH Funding to Support Research About Tobacco and ENDS Use Treatment for Adolescents and Young Adults in the Pediatric Hospital Setting
Abbey Masonbrink, MD, MPH, was awarded a 5-year, $947,700 Mentored Career Development (K23) Award from the National Institutes of Health (National Institute on Drug Abuse) for the project “Development and...
Funding from American College of Radiology Will Help Advance Children's Mercy Research on Diagnosing Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)
The funded project is “Multicenter Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Bowel Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC).”
Colorectal Surgery
Many colorectal conditions require a surgical procedure to improve your child’s bowel, bladder function and quality of life. Your care team at the Comprehensive Colorectal Center at Children's Mercy will...
Children’s Mercy and Ugandan Collaborators Receive NIH Funding to Test a Novel Communication Strategy to Promote HIV Testing
The project “Enhancing communication on relationship preservation, safer conception and PrEP to promote HIV testing,” received a 3-year $632,187 Formative and Pilot Intervention Research for Prevention and...
Frontiers Grant Supports Framework for Subject Matching
Keith Feldman, PhD, received a Frontiers award to use data representations to identify optimal control subjects through a broader set of clinical and temporal criteria.
Hirschsprung Disease: Taitum's Story
Meet Taitum Meet Taitum photo Ariel Ellis had a normal pregnancy and delivery in a Springfield, Mo., hospital. But shortly after giving birth on Oct. 18, 2018, her newborn son’s health quickly declined. “
Developmental milestone updates: What parents need to know
Developmental milestones help track how children are progressing in physical and behavioral ways like talking, walking, playing and learning. They are also used to help detect autism and developmental...
Dr. Staggs Serves as U.S. Expert on International Study of Psychiatric Restraint Use
Vincent Staggs, PhD was invited to join a team of researchers from universities in New Zealand, Japan, and Australia to compare rates of mechanical restraint in psychiatric care.
Parents biggest concerns with the COVID-19 vaccine, addressed
We know parents want to make the best decisions when it comes to their children. We, as parents, often fear making the wrong decision. Getting vaccinated against COVID-19 is not one of those wrong...
Protein C Deficiency: Will’s Story
Meet Will Will McKinnon photo When Amber and Blake McKinnon’s first child, Ben, was born in 2017, they went through an experience no parent would ever want to repeat. Ben suffered a life-threatening stroke...
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia: Teo's Story
Meet Teo Teenagers are famous for burning the candle at both ends, and Teo Rosales was no exception to that rule. In May 2018, he was busy with his classwork and involved in the school’s robotics team, a...
At Home Spring Break
Spring break is here, but a week-long beach vacation isn’t on the agenda for all families. If schedules, budgets or other reasons are keeping you home this spring, here are some ideas to keep your kiddos...