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All About Your Infant- Newborn Screenings & SIDS
September is Newborn Screening Awareness Month and SIDS Awareness Month. We are sharing info all about your infant!


Get COVID Vaccinated for the Holidays
Original article from healthychildren.org The COVID-19 virus is still spreading. During the holidays, your family will likely be exposed...


RSV: When It’s More Than Just a Cold
By: Andrea Jones, MD, FAAP, healthychildren.org Almost all children get RSV at least once before they are 2 years old. For most healthy...


SIDS Awareness Month
Together with the National Institute of Health and many other organizations, Kids First Pediatrics of Raleigh and Clayton want to help...
Newborn Screening Awareness Month
This month Kids First Pediatrics of Raleigh and Clayton wants to bring attention to the importance of having a newborn screening. Newborn...


Kids First Welcomes Shawanna Humphrey, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC To Team
Kids First Pediatrics of Raleigh and Clayton is thrilled to welcome Shawanna Humphrey, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC to our team of Nurse...


What Parents Should Know About the COVID Vaccine for Kids Under 5
By Devika Bhushan, MD, FAAP- Healthychildren.org As the parent of an infant, I join so many of you in feeling a roller coaster of...


Approved Formulas Covered by the WIC Office
Due to the formula shortage, there is an expanded list of approved formulas that is covered by the WIC office! You do NOT need a...


Items To Leave Off The Baby Registry
By Dina DiMaggio, MD, FAAP, healthychildren.org Having a baby is an incredibly exciting time! Many parents set up baby registries for...


Checkup Checklist: First Birthday
Happy first birthday to your baby! That little bundle you first held is now a budding toddler, soon to take their first steps (if...


Infant Formula Recall
Question What should I know about the infant formula recall? Steven A. Abrams, MD, FAAP Answer The U.S. Food & Drug Administration...


Infant Safety
Safety for Your Child: Birth to 6 Months Did you know that hundreds of children younger than 1 year die every year in the United States...


Holiday Gatherings During COVID-19
Healthychildren.org, Author: Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP For many families, the holidays are about getting together with relatives and...


Newborns & COVID-19
Question My partner and I got COVID-19 vaccines while I was pregnant, but is it safe for our newborn to be around unvaccinated people?...


Childhood Illnesses: Roseola
Yet another illness that is incredibly common for kids, especially those in the junior high school. But this one should not be of a big...
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