Meconium ileus (pronounced meh-COE-nee-um ILL-ee-us) means that a baby’s first stool (feces), called meconium, is blocking the last part of the baby’s small intestine (ileum). This can happen when the ...

Pectus excavatum (PECK-tuss ex-kuh-VAW-tum) is a condition that causes a child’s chest to look sunken or "caved in." It happens because of a defect in the tough connective tissue (cartilage) that ...

Medical observations, often referred to as observations or job shadowing, are opportunities to observe a professional in their work. For example, shadowing a provider, dietitian, lab scientist, etc., ...

Primary and specialty care from birth to 21 in one place. Seattle Children’s Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic (OBCC) offers comprehensive healthcare for babies, children and teens, including pediatric ...

You can download this article as a PDF (English, Spanish). Child directed play (CDP) is a special form of one-to-one play between you and your child in which your ...

Our researchers work relentlessly to discover innovative solutions for many of the barriers that our patients face. The knowledge gained through research influences the innovative care we give all our ...

The Journey Program is for any family who has experienced the death of a child, whether at Seattle Children’s or in the community. We provide pediatric grief support for children under age 18 who have ...

Somewhere between the ages of 18 and 21, most of our adolescent patients will leave Seattle Children’s and begin seeing providers who care for adults. Ideally, this will not be an abrupt change, but a ...

We invite submission of abstracts for oral presentations at the conference breakout sessions. Abstracts can be case-based, empirical studies; a policy; or a conceptual analysis related to ethical ...

The Gust lab studies how cancer treatment and inflammation affect the developing brain. Seattle Children’s is a leader in pediatric cancer immunotherapy, and the mission of our lab is to develop ...

You can download this article as a PDF (English) (Spanish). Choking happens when a small object, toy or piece of food blocks the airway. Babies and young children ...

Our lab studies mast cell biology to understand mast cell contribution to health and disease and explore new approaches for its immunomodulation. Dysregulated expansion and/or activation of mast cells ...