In the early 1900s, British nannies were not uncommon. The elite would hire caretakers for their children, so that they could attend to professional and social obligations. Nannies at that time were ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have a 2-year-old daughter who loves to swing in between my husband and me as we walk. But a friend told me that wasn't safe because she could develop nursemaid's elbow. Can you ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have a 2-year-old daughter who loves to swing in between my husband and me as we walk. But a friend told me that wasn’t safe because she could develop nursemaid’s elbow. Can you ...

What is a nursemaid’s elbow? A nursemaids’ elbow is a common injury that has been recognized for hundreds of years. Like the name states it is an injury to the elbow joint. Officially it is the ...

I hope you can help me figure this out. My 2-year-old niece was playing with her babysitter and suddenly cried and then stopped moving her right arm. Her parents took her immediately to the emergency ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. It can happen in an instant. One second your children are squealing with joy as they playfully swing each other around by the ...