Your Guide to the First Year of Parenting

The Answer: Dr. Blair Farr (that’s me!)

Hi! I’m Dr. Blair Farr. I’m a board-certified pediatrician and mom of two teens. I research, write, and edit all of the content on the PediaWise website, so you get the information you need, when you need it, from one reliable source. To learn more about me, check out the “Meet Dr. Blair” page here.

PediaWise avoids the Google trap by acting as a central source of legitimate health information (covering pregnancy through the toddler years).

With PediaWise You Can:
1. Search for (and find) specific pediatric information that you can trust.
2. Use the weekly PediaGuide articles to help you navigate your baby’s first year of life.
3. Be “in the know” about important news topics that pertain to raising an infant.
4. Learn the “why” behind your pediatrician’s recommendations. For example, you’ll get the 411 on why tummy time & safe sleep are key and why honey is off limits until 1 year of age.
5. Read medical info that’s written in a style that doesn’t automatically put you to sleep.

Yes, you can trust the information on the PediaWise website. My content is built upon guidelines and recommendations from multiple well-respected health organizations. These organizations are the gold standard when it comes to pediatric (and prenatal) health information. They include (but aren’t limited to):

• The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
• The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
• The World Health Organization (WHO).
• The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).

In addition to these sources, I incorporate what I’ve learned through my training & experience as a pediatrician, and I regularly pore over pediatric and prenatal periodicals, major newspapers, healthcare websites, textbooks, and a lot of other boring stuff you probably wouldn’t want to read.

Reading medical information can be a real snooze-fest. It also tends to stress people out. Boring + Stressful = NOT FUN. I prefer to take a lighter approach and mix things up a bit.

Because of the strict clinical practice guidelines in medicine, I do not provide 1-on-1 medical advice through PediaWise – hence my disclaimer.

My goal, instead, is to keep parents informed, so they can go to their baby’s checkups empowered with information that’s up-to-date, research-based, and easy to digest.

That being said, I do take general questions from the audience and answer as many of them as possible through the PediaWise website and social media.

If you have a question or want more information, don’t hesitate to reach out to me at drblair@pediawise.com. If you have feedback or suggestions, please email me at feedback@pediawise.com.

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