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High-Risk Pregnancy
Perinatologists — obstetricians with special training in high-risk pregnancy care — work to minimize complications from diagnosis to delivery and long-term follow-up.

Coblation for Tonsillectomy
A procedure available at UCSF Children's Hospital called coblation reduces recovery time and pain for children who get their tonsils removed.



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Great Expectations
The Great Expectations pregnancy program helps women and their partners learn about pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and parenting. Enroll in classes online.

Pediatric Urology Parent Seminar, Dec. 9
This informational seminar teaches parents how to manage continence issues in post-potty trained children, such as daytime wetting, bedwetting, frequent or difficult urination, constipation and recurrent urinary tract infections.

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UCSF in the News

Hayward Boy Gives Thanks for Bone Marrow Transplant, Nov. 26
Neuro-Intensive Care Nursery Opens at UCSF, Nov. 13

News Releases

Innovative Center at UCSF Specializes in Treating the Infant Brain
UCSF Cardiologists Lead Nation in ER Heart Attack Care



Teen with MS Stays Positive About Her Future
Kirstiene Catapusan started feeling numbness and heaviness on her right side. Diagnostic tests at UCSF Children's Hospital showed there were lesions on her brain, indicating that she was among the rare group of children who develop multiple sclerosis.

Fetoscopic Technology Offers Hope for Twins
Jennifer Canova was thrilled to learn that she was having twin girls. Then she found out her babies were at risk for twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, a complication that affects up to 15 percent of identical twin pregnancies. Canova was immediately referred to the UCSF Fetal Treatment Center.

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Hearing Tests for Kids
No child is too young for a hearing test. Infants are routinely screened for potential hearing loss after birth before they leave the hospital. The type of test used to assess a child's hearing status depends on the age and cognitive function of the child.

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