This is PediCast.

Welcome to Pediacast, a pediatric podcast for parents.

And now, direct from the campus of nationwide children's, here is your host, Dr. Mike.

Hello, everyone, and welcome.

Once again to Pediacast.

It's a pediatric podcast for moms and dads.

This is Dr. Mike, coming to you from the campus of nationwide children's hospital.

We're in Columbus, Ohio.

It's episode 379 for June 21st, 2017.

We're calling this one hemophilia and baby sleep.

I want to welcome everyone to the program.

We have another big show for you this

week on an important topic. It's a disease you've probably heard of. It's not crazy common

in the United States, although it still affects thousands of families. And I say, you know,

every week I say it's an important topic. And that's because pretty much everything we cover is important to one family or another.

I mean, if your family is dealing with a particular disorder, it's important for you.

But I think that it's also important for all of us because there really is value in understanding the trials and challenges that other families face.

Your challenge may be a different disease, but I think there's some empathy that develops when we really hear about the things that affect others, even when it's not in our own home.

So that's why every week is an important topic.

So hemophilia, you know,

it's not something that we've talked about before, I don't think, on Pediacast. Maybe a passing mention here, there. So bottom line, we're long overdue in talking about this disease. It's a type

of bleeding disorder. And we'll cover hemophilia in our usual amount of thoroughness.

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