Contemporary Pediatrics connects pediatricians with peer-reviewed articles, guideline updates, and practice strategies for real-world clinical application.

The latest update to the HEEADSSS psychosocial interview for adolescents includes new questions on electronic media use in addition to its time-tested strategies for identifying the critical stressors ...

Polyps in the colon may be either harmless or precancerous. In both cases, symptoms are usually frightening to patients and parents. Four of the most common diagnoses in children with colonic polyps ...

Delaying diagnosis and treatment for this early childhood disorder can lead to worse outcomes, so early recognition is crucial.

Parental refusals of protocols in the newborn nursery do happen. Providers need to know how to respond to parents with patient-centered yet medically safe care for their newborns.

A full-term male infant was born at 40.3 weeks gestational age via vaginal delivery to a 29-year-old single G6 P30204 mother with limited prenatal care (3 visits) and short interval pregnancy. The ...

By Andrew J. Schuman, MD Finding an acceptable alternative to breast milk has proved to be a complicated quest that continues today with an ever-growing assortment of modified and specialized infant ...

Assessing NSSI using the SOARS model Suicidal ideation Because NSSI, by nature, is not suicidal, it should not be confused with or misinterpreted as a suicide attempt. Some adolescents fear that ...

Oral contraceptives are a safe and reliable choice of birth control for most teenage girls. Here&s what you need to know to prescribe them appropriately and counsel your patients effectively.

Hair loss is a condition that is often distressing and difficult to treat, particularly in adolescents. Here’s what you should know. Most cases of pediatric alopecia are acquired; the causes are ...

Discover mental health screening tools for the pediatric primary care provider.

Evidence suggests some pharmaceutical excipients in medications may have adverse effects on pediatric patients. Here’s what you should know.