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More than half of U.S. adults surveyed would be supportive if they had a teenage child who wanted to transition to the opposite gender

Many Parents Would Support Transgender Teen’s Transition

Findings indicate growing acceptance of gender transition
Coping support interventions can reduce anxiety and stress

Coping Support Assists Parents of Hospitalized Children

Meta-analysis: coping support interventions can reduce anxiety and stress, but not depression
Parents of adults who very preterm or very low birth weight at birth have similar quality of life to that of parents of term adults

QOL Not Impaired for Parents of Now-Adults Born Very Preterm

Childhood mental health, peer relationships predict parental QOL for children born VP, VLBW
Parents of children at increased genetic risk for type 1 diabetes and with positive islet autoantibody testing have increased anxiety

Increased Parental Anxiety With Increased Diabetes Risk

Anxiety up for parents of children at increased genetic risk with positive islet autoantibody testing
Health information gleaned online can alter parents' views on the advice they get from a pediatrician

PAS: Internet Info Can Lower Parent Trust in Doctors’ Diagnosis

Computer-generated diagnoses may mislead patients or parents, researcher says
For parents of babies about to be discharged from the neonatal intensive care unit

Simulation Ups Parent Confidence for NICU Discharge

Simulation experience was highly rated; parents reported feeling more prepared after the simulation
Brineura (cerliponase alfa) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat a specific form of Batten disease

Enzyme Replacement Drug OK’d for Form of Batten Disease

Brineura will be used to treat children with late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type 2 Batten
Parents of children born with critical congenital heart defects may be at high risk for posttraumatic stress disorder and other mental health problems

PTSD Risk Up in Parents of Kids With Critical Heart Defects

They're also more likely to suffer depression, anxiety; new mothers particularly vulnerable
Parents of children with congenital heart disease feel that survival statistics

STS: Parents of CHD Children ID Important Outcome Measures

Survival statistics, surgeon-specific experience, complication rates are most important measures
Childhood psoriasis impacts parents' quality of life in multiple domains

Psoriasis Impacts QoL for Parents of Affected Children

Negative impact on quality of life in multiple domains, especially emotional well-being