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My toddler just got his blood lead levels tested. I know that the CDC reference value is 3.5 μg/dL. I believe (?) that 5 μg/dL would put a child in the top 2.5% for lead. Is there data for what lead levels look like for the average child? I know there is no safe level of lead, but if a random...

A psychiatrist recently recommended to take l-methylfolate (or a prenatal containing it) instead of folic acid as it is more easily processed and absorbed by the body. I have tried to find some information on this, but am finding very little. My obgyn says folic acid should be just fine. I...

I hope I can explain my question clearly! I had a pretty shitty labour, delivery and (incomplete) recovery. It has made me completely rethink my desire for more children, but I’m not yet ready to mentally close the door on that. One thing that is really bothering me, and that might help me...

I looked online and several website reference the AAP, and in particular a brief article published in Pediatrics in 2002. The article is attributed to a committee comprising maybe a dozen doctors. A brief search reveals a handful of other articles on skateboards and scooters; due to time...

One way to compare the effects of income vs. daycare on children’s behavior is to look at the effect sizes of both inputs. The effect size is how much of an effect the specific input variable has on the output variable. It is a little tricky to do this though because you need to look at...