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C.S. Mott Children's
@MottChildren
C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital is one of the nation’s best children’s hospitals. Part of
@umichmedicine
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Ann Arbor, MImottchildren.orgJoined May 2012
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C.S. Mott Children's
@MottChildren
NEW TECH 🎮 The U-M C.S. Mott iPad initiative gives patients and families access to age appropriate entertainment during their stay in Mott's patient rooms or ED.
@CBSDetroit
shares how families are currently benefitting from the new technology.
cbsnews.com
University of Michigan Mott Children's Hospital debuts new iPad program for patients
A $240,000 grant from Child's Play Charity has made it possible for the hospital to supply nearly every patient with an iPad to help pass the time during treatments or a long stay.
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C.S. Mott Children's
@MottChildren
“Regardless of whether they receive the item from someone they know well or from a garage sale, parents should take diligent steps to make sure the equipment meets current safety standards and is safe for their child.” -
@csmottpoll
co-director Sarah Clark
michiganmedicine.org
4 steps to take before using pre-owned children's equipment
Here are four steps to take if you're considering buying used baby and kid gear, such as strollers, cribs and/or highchairs.
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Luanne Thomas Ewald
@LuanneMarie
👾👾 So excited for our wonderful patients to have access to iPads and technology while hospitalized. Thank you
@CPCharity
and
@BungieLove
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C.S. Mott Children's
@MottChildren
Thanks to a generous grant from @CPCharity & @BungieLove, more than150 iPads have been distributed @MottChildren, giving children and teens a new tool to help them cope with their hospital stay. Read more: michmed.org/2Vnev
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C.S. Mott Children's
@MottChildren
Extremely premature infants are at high risk of death and complications from conventional treatment because they're not prepared for life outside the womb. Now, #Umich researchers are closer to developing an “artificial placenta” to improve their outcomes.
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C.S. Mott Children's
@MottChildren
New breakthrough removes major hurdle to clinical translations of the artificial placenta - an extracorporeal system which replicates the fetal environment and could someday improve care for extremely premature infants. #Umich findings in
@Ped_Research
:
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C.S. Mott Children's
@MottChildren
💛 💙 "How do you say thank you? We try to tell Heather and Ben all the time how thankful we are." This Mother's Day weekend, read about Heather's incredible gift: michmed.org/PJg9Y
Friends Heather and Liz smile for a "selfie" style photo.
Liz and her husband Greg cradle their baby, Eve.
Baby Eve, sleeping, touching a fuzzy rainbow, wearing a floral crown.
Baby Eve being fed a bottle
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C.S. Mott Children's
@MottChildren
Among questions parents should ask before teens commit to a formal job: how will adding this to their schedule potentially interfere with other commitments such as schoolwork, extracurricular activities, social lives and family time?
michiganmedicine.org
Teen jobs: What to consider before your child commits to formal work
Teen jobs: While some parents think they provide learning opportunities, others worry about their negative impacts on grades, sleep and social life. A Michigan Medicine expert weighs in on the pros...
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C.S. Mott Children's
@MottChildren
💙 AFTER 511 DAYS LITTLE VICTOR CHARLEIGH IS HEADING HOME! 💛 Charleigh has spent her entire life with us at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. Today, she heads home for the first time to be with her big sister, little sister, and parents. Hail, Charleigh! #LittleVictors #GoBlue
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@MottChildren
💛 💙 Onsted Middle School Kiwanis Builders Club raised money to purchase distraction items and toys for #LittleVictors at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. The members personally shopped for the items and delivered them last week. Thank you for supporting our patients. #Hail!
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C.S. Mott Children's
@MottChildren
"We were shocked and terrified but also grateful that we got answers so fast ...We’re glad we didn’t have to wait weeks to see a specialist to give us that information. That would have been even more stressful.” Niko's #congenitalheart story:
michiganmedicine.org
Same-day heart diagnosis helps 1-year-old get immediate treatment
Unique collaboration at Michigan Medicine helps 1-year-old with serious heart condition see a specialist right away and receive immediate treatment.
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