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  • Health Care Providers: Midwives for Parents


    A midwife specializes in female reproductive health care needs such as prenatal care, labor, delivery, postpartum care, and newborn care for low-risk pregnancies.

  • Managing Home Health Care for Parents


    When kids need intensive health care after they're discharged from the hospital, family and caregivers should learn about the devices, equipment, and support they'll need.

  • Health Insurance: Cracking the Code for Teens


    Health insurance has a language all its own. This article for teens explains what some key terms mean.

  • Health Care Providers: Geneticists for Parents


    A geneticist is a doctor who specializes in the study of genetics and family traits.

  • Health Care Providers: Neurosurgeons for Parents


    A neurosurgeon is a doctor who does procedures to treat and cure diseases and conditions that affect the brain and nervous system.

  • Health Care Providers: Hematologists for Parents


    A hematologist is a doctor who specializes in blood diseases, bleeding disorders, and cancers such as hemophilia, sickle cell disease, leukemia, and lymphoma. They’re trained in hematology and oncology.

  • Health Care Providers: Cardiothoracic Surgeons for Parents


    A cardiac (or cardiothoracic) surgeon is a doctor who does surgery to treat problems that affect the heart and chest.

  • Health Care Providers: Hematologists-Oncologists for Parents


    A hematologist-oncologist is a doctor who specializes in blood diseases, bleeding disorders, and cancers such as hemophilia, sickle cell disease, leukemia, and lymphoma. They’re trained in hematology and oncology.

  • Health Care Providers: Physical Therapists for Parents


    Physical therapists are movement experts who help people with prescribed exercises, hands-on care, and patient education.

  • Health Care Providers: Speech Therapists for Parents


    Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) — also called speech therapists — are licensed professionals who diagnose and treat disorders that affect speech and interfere with communication. Speech therapists can work in schools, hospitals, or specialty clinics.