Anu Varma Panchal

3 weeks ago | tampabayparenting.com | Anu Varma Panchal

From pools, water parks, springs and miles of beaches, Florida offers an abundance of options for water play. With the hot summer months under way, that’s a boon – as long as it’s done safely. According to the Florida Department of Health, our state ranks fourth in the country for unintentional drowning-related deaths among children ages 1-17.

2 months ago | tampabayparenting.com | Anu Varma Panchal

One of the best parts of Dr. Jeremy Ringewald’s job is, of course, saving lives. A pediatric cardiologist and the director of the cardiac catheterization laboratories at St. Joseph's Children's Hospital, Dr. Ringewald’s work is even more poignant because he works with the tiniest of patients. But when you’re the parent of a newborn who has just received a potentially devastating diagnosis of a congenital heart condition, good news can come in many different forms.

Feb 1, 2025 | tampabayparenting.com | Anu Varma Panchal

It was astonishing. And not in a good way. Marli Budricks’ pregnancy had been progressing perfectly normally. Her daughter, Norah, 3, had been an uncomplicated delivery. And neither Marli nor her husband, Stefan, had a family history of heart conditions. Yet here they were at their 20-week scan, being told that their unborn baby had a potentially serious heart defect. Looking for Things to Do in Tampa Bay?

Nov 1, 2024 | tampabayparenting.com | Anu Varma Panchal

St. Joseph’s Women’s Hospital Celebrates 50 Years of Serving the CommunityFifty is a milestone birthday for anyone. Imagine the impact when that milestone celebrates not a person, but a hospital that has served as the birthplace for hundreds of thousands of Tampa Bay residents. “Legacy is the word that comes to mind,” says Sarah Naumowich, president of St. Joseph’s Women’s Hospital and St Joseph’s Children’s hospital.

Oct 1, 2024 | tampabayparenting.com | Anu Varma Panchal

Anyone whose community participates in knows what a wholesome sight that morning presents, with little and big kids, parents and entire families strolling down neighborhood sidewalks like a scene from an old-fashioned movie. And it is a wonderful thing, until someone stops paying attention, and something bad happens. Specialist Gina Baez has this sobering statistic to share: Every day in the United States, more than 40 children are hit by a car while they are walking.