Surgery can be a stressful experience for children and families. Feeling well prepared can help reduce anxiety, support recovery, and make it a positive experience. When a child needs surgery, it can ...

Learning your child needs surgery can feel overwhelming. As a pediatric neurosurgeon, I do my best to alleviate patients’ and families’ stress and fears surrounding surgery by providing as much ...

It's a narrative almost two decades in the making, even if Carli Tourdot, a child life specialist at Mayo Clinic, didn't always know it would one day become a book.

No matter the surgery, preparing for an approaching surgery can be stressful and frightening for you and especially your child. But with some age-appropriate teaching, reassurances, and support--that ...

Most people feel a mixture of anxiety, nervousness, and excitement in the weeks leading up to surgery. It can also be a busy time when people make preparations for their recovery. Doctors stress the ...

Within the next year, about 50 million people will undergo surgery in the United States. And with rare exceptions, all of these people — both adults and children — will suffer from anxiety beforehand.

When my son was a year and a half, he got a cold and began having difficulty breathing. After taking him to the emergency room, my husband and I learned he would need to spend an overnight, perhaps a ...

OU Health’s child heart surgery program has been built from the ground up over the past decade. U.S. News & World Report recognizes the program as one of the country's best. They are expanding ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A Wolfforth boy with cerebral palsy is preparing for a major surgery in May. Meanwhile, his family is preparing their finances surrounding the procedure. Second grader Noah ...

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When planning a surgery for your child, within UTMB Health’s pediatric units you will find teams that are specially trained to support you and you child through the process. Houston Life went inside ...