Pediatrics

Making meaning from the loss of a child

Research by Diane Spatz of the School of Nursing and colleagues reveals how donating milk served as an important part of the grieving process for some parents who had lost a baby before or at birth.

Katherine Unger Baillie , Michele W. Berger



In the News


WHP-TV (Harrisburg)

Pa. research will study environmental factors’ effects on children

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PhillyVoice

Penn, CHOP to study how environmental factors affect pregnancy, children’s health

Sunni L. Mumford, Heather Burris, and Sara B. DeMauro of the Perelman School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have received a $50 million grant to study how environmental factors impact pregnancy and children’s health.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

CHOP and Penn get $50 million to study environmental effects on pregnancy

Heather Burris, Sara B. DeMauro, and Sunni L. Mumford of the Perelman School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have won a $50 million grant to study how environmental factors affect the health of fetuses, babies, and toddlers.

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Reuters

Who should get a COVID vaccine this year?

Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine believes that the COVID boosters should be recommended annually only for high-risk groups.

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Wired

COVID boosters can’t outpace new mutations. Here’s why they still work

Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine explains why it doesn’t matter which variant to target when it comes to vaccine-booster development.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

A CHOP pediatrician shares how she talks to patients—and her own kids—about pedestrian safety

In a Q&A, Katie Lockwood of the Perelman School of Medicine explains when and how to teach children about pedestrian safety.

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