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Maternal / Fetal Health & Pediatrics

Few topics are as timeless as maternal/fetal health. As long as there mothers and babies, the issue of health among life givers and beginners will be critically important. Washington University Obstetrics and Gynecology Department focuses on both research and clinical care. Thirty-one faculty and 89 physicians practice in the department, and all are dedicated to excellence in teaching and patient care.

Washington University Pediatrics Department and the Child Health Research Center continue to conduct outstanding studies and clinical care for children of all ages. WUSTL is a proud affiliate of BJC HealthCare and St. Louis Children's Hospital.

Find more information on maternal/fetal health and pediatrics in the stories and expert pages listed below.

Faculty Experts:

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Diane Merritt

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Diane F. Merritt, M.D., Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology specializes in pediatric and adolescent gynecology. She treats gynecologic disorders of infants, children, and teens. She has an interest in congenital abnormalities of the reproductive tract, genital injuries, and pelvic endometriosis, ...


Expertise: pediatric and adolescent gynecology, hormone therapy, pubertal disorders, menopause

Media assistance: (314) 286-0111 / williamsdia@wustl.edu


Yoel Sadovsky

Director of the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine and Ultrasound

Sadovsky, also professor of obstetrics and gynecology, studies reproductive development and function, specifically the mechanisms that determine placental differentiation during human pregnancy.


Expertise: development, differentiation, functional genomics, reproduction, placenta

Media assistance: (314) 286-0111 / williamsdia@wustl.edu


Keith Hruska

Professor of nephrology

Hruska is a leader in studies of the links between the kidney and the skeleton, which can cause devastating side effects for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Kidneys and bones produce factors that support each other's development and maintenance, and when CKD damages the kidney and reduces ...


Expertise: kidney, chronic kidney disease, bone, bone weakening, adynamic bone disorder, secondary hyparathyroidism, bone morphogenetic protein

Media assistance: (314) 286-0122 / purdym@wustl.edu


John Constantino

Associate Professor of Psychiatry (Child Psychiatry)

Constantino is an expert on genetic and environmental factors that influence early social development. In particular, he studies the genetic influences that contribute to autism. In other research he also is working with very young children and their parents, hoping to better understand the earliest ...


Expertise: autism, early social development, genetic influences on autistic social impairment, psychiatric disorders in children

Media assistance: (314) 286-0110 / jdryden@wustl.edu


Michael DeBaun

Professor of Pediatrics, Biostatistics and Neurology

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Dr. DeBaun is a professor of pediatrics, biostatistics and neurology and directs the Sickle Cell Medical Treatment and Education Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital. He is board-certified in pediatrics and pediatric hematology/oncology. He received a MPH in epidemiology from The Johns Hopkins University ...


Expertise: overgrowth cancer predisposition syndromes, public health issues, sickle cell disease

Media assistance: (314) 286-0120 / westerhousej@wustl.edu



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News Stories & Tip Sheets:

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Breathing Easier

Vitamin D's role in preventing asthma studied in pregnant women

Sept. 28, 2009 -- A group of pregnant women who have asthma or allergies will get extra vitamin D as part of a study to determine if the vitamin can prevent their children from developing asthma.


Global Harvest Alliance

Researchers team up to battle childhood hunger

July 28, 2009 --
WUSM physician Mark Manary poses with a child in Malawi.
WUSM physician Mark Manary poses with a child in Malawi.
A St. Louis-based team of plant and physician-scientists with a vision of eradicating malnutrition throughout the developing world today announced the formation of the Global Harvest Alliance (GHA), a humanitarian effort involving St. Louis Children's Hospital, The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and the School of Medicine. Through a shared commonality of purpose, each institution brings unique strengths and leadership within their respective fields to bear on this global challenge.


Pediatric professorship

Warner receives professorship named for Washington University's first female surgeon

June 24, 2009 --
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Brad W. Warner, a pediatric surgeon whose research and surgical career have focused on improving the lives of children with congenital bowel problems, has been named the Jessie L. Ternberg, M.D., Ph.D., Distinguished Professor in Pediatric Surgery at the School of Medicine.



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Related News Clips:

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U.S. Census Bureau data on the medically uninsured simply can't be denied
Los Angeles Times

Sept. 17, 2009 -- Michael Hiltzik says the medically uninsured iin America have become a political football. Opponents and supporters of healthcare reform toss assertions about them back and forth.
The report, which says 46.3 million people lacked coverage as of the end of 2008, makes the case for reform stronger than ever by punching holes in arguments that minimize the plight of the uninsured.
Includes comments by WUSTL social work and public health professor Timothy McBride.


Girls Gotta Move
Health.com

Sept. 1, 2009 -- In the last decade, there's been a boom in children running races that were once strictly for adults. Getting kids outside and active is obviously a good thing. But are the physical and mental demands of long-distance running safe for children? At what age is competition appropriate, and what do parents need to keep in mind? WUSTL pediatric sports medicine specialist Mark Halstead, who has been a distance runner for most of his adult life, offers advice.


Child athlete's death revives heart testing debate
Associated Press and 24 others

Aug. 25, 2009 -- An obese eighth-grader's sudden death during a football conditioning lap has revived discussion about whether testing children's hearts before they engage in sports or strenuous activity is necessary. WUSTL cardiovascular professor Keith Mankowitz, who directs an athletes screening program, said some conditions go undetected during routine screening.


What's Wrong With This Picture? Baby Is in Danger
U.S. News & World Report online

Aug. 18, 2009 -- "There are a lot of mixed messages that are being sent to families," says pediatrician Rachel Moon, who has probed several widely read parenting and women's magazines and found that many photos in articles and advertisements clash with what the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends parents do to keep infants safe while asleep.
WUSTL pediatrics professor Bradley Thach comments.


Can Toddlers Get Depressed? Yes, and Parents Can Help Them Feel Better
U.S. News & World Report online

Aug. 5, 2009 -- A child psychologist at Montefiore Medical Center in New York, treats tiny babies who have "flat affect" -- no joy in the things that a baby would normally delight in. Refrence made to a WUSTL study on childhood depression [led by WUSTL psychiatry professor Joan Luby].



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