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A group of babies listening to ParentData on headphones

Apr. 16, 2023

22 min Read

One Mother's Story of CMV in Pregnancy

Emily Oster

A child lays her head in the lap of a parent.

Apr. 6, 2023

5 min Read

How to Parent Through Difficult Life Moments

Emily Oster

A plastic model of the human ear and ear canal.

Mar. 3, 2023

3 min Read

Should My Baby Get Ear Tubes?

Emily Oster

Two parents, in bed with their child, who is coughing, take the child's temperature.

Jan. 23, 2023

6 min Read

When to Treat a Fever

Emily Oster

An arrangement of tissue boxes, used tissues, and a cup of hot tea against a pink background.

Jan. 20, 2023

2 min Read

Is It Better to Blow My Nose or Wipe It?

Emily Oster

A red manual blood pressure gauge and a plastic red heart are seen on a red background.

Jan. 6, 2023

5 min Read

How to Manage Severe Preeclampsia and Early Delivery

Nathan Fox

A blue and white digital thermometer sits on a pink background.

Dec. 23, 2022

2 min Read

How Accurate Is My Thermometer?

Emily Oster

A pyramid of plain wooden block and one red one on a blue background.

Dec. 23, 2022

4 min Read

Should I Avoid Sending My Kid to Day Care During the Tripledemic?

Emily Oster

A breeze blows thin white curtains around an open window on a sunny day.

Nov. 18, 2022

1 min Read

Will a Drafty Bedroom Make My Infant Sick?

Emily Oster

A blue box of tissue on a light blue background.

Nov. 18, 2022

2 min Read

What Is the Contagion Window for RSV?

Emily Oster

White and yellow digital thermometers are arranged in rows on a pink background.

Nov. 15, 2022

2 min Read

How Likely Are Febrile Seizures?

Emily Oster

A close up of a child finger painting with brightly colored paints.

Nov. 14, 2022

8 min Read

How to Protect Against Illness This Holiday Season

Emily Oster

Hands hold a model of the female reproductive system, including the uterus.

Nov. 3, 2022

2 min Read

Uterine Cancer and Hair Straighteners

Emily Oster

A parent looks worried as she talks to a doctor on the phone while placing her palm on the forehead of a sick child.

Oct. 27, 2022

8 min Read

Why Are We All So Sick?

Emily Oster

Colorful blue, green, and red bird feathers are seen close up.

Oct. 21, 2022

2 min Read

Do Bird Feathers Carry Disease?

Emily Oster

Empty baby bottle on a light green, blue, and pink striped background.

Oct. 21, 2022

2 min Read

Will Cold Medicines Decrease My Milk Supply?

Emily Oster

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