What’s the Danger in Being Born Early? A full-term pregnancy is 40 weeks long, and every week makes a difference in the growth of a baby’s brain, lungs, liver, and other organs. The brain, for example, grows four- to...
Adolescent Medicine doctors are trained to address the very specific physical, emotional and developmental needs of individuals ages 12 to 26. Stony Brook Children’s Hospital is the only hospital in Suffolk County to...
Home Safety Check After a serious burn call 911 or call your doctor as soon as possible Child Safe Kitchen Always keep an eye on your child when you are cooking. Cook food on the back burners whenever you can...
Below is Kareem’s story of birth at 22 weeks, as part of our support for Prematurity Awareness Month. Katonya was at home, alone, and twenty-two weeks pregnant. She had woken up with cramps and joked to her...