Pediatrician struggles to help patients through Philly's 'terrible lottery of birth' [Philly.com]

Samantha Sangenito 1/23/174:00 AM

Every day in our clinic at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in North Philadelphia, I see upwards of 25 children, ranging from newborns to teens.

I spend as much time as I can talking with parents about their infants' feeding patterns, their toddlers' development and their adolescents' maturing bodies.

I try to provide helpful advice, appropriate medical care and positive assurances. But as I listen to the questions and concerns of the families I care for, I know that whatever we do, it may not be enough to get many of them past the extraordinary hurdles they face.

[For more of this story, written by Daniel R. Taylor, go to http://www.philly.com/philly/h...ottery-of-birth.html]

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