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  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Monet Murdock, left, a 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron customer service technician and her daughter Aaliyah Murdock, right, stare into each other’s eyes at the 35th Medical Group women’s health clinic at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 29, 2017. During the cycles of pregnancy, obstetrics and gynecologist physicians ensure a mother and their child are healthy throughout the entire process, ultimately helping the mother give birth at the end. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)

    Airman welcomes life into Misawa

    "Labor is like a box of chocolates--you never know what you're gonna get," according to some mothers while describing the process, referencing Forrest Gump. At Misawa Air Base, uncertainties still exist, but one guarantee is the doctors, like Capt. Paola Rosa, a 35th Surgical Operations Squadron obstetrics and gynecologist physician, will stand by
  • A 19th Medical Operations Squadron pediatric medical technician holds hands with a patient during a check-up June 6, 2017, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The pediatrics clinic sees children as young as three days to as old as 17 years of age. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mercedes Taylor)

    Genuine care for our smallest patients

    An Airman anxiously watches his child flip through a coloring book in a brightly-colored waiting room decorated with cartoon characters. After patiently waiting, a medical technician calls them back to be seen at the 19th Medical Operations Support Squadron pediatrics clinic at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. The pediatric clinic provides
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    Register your child in Secure Messaging during Military Child Health Month

    Worrying about the health of your child can be a significant source of stress for working parents. One way parents can improve communication with their children’s medical team during Military Child Health Month is by enrolling them in TOL Patient Portal Secure Messaging. Secure Messaging allows for safe, electronic communication between patients
  • Senior Airman Ne’Sha Richard, 81st Dental Squadron dental technician, provides an oral prophylaxis on Joshua McGee, son of Staff Sgt. Eric Castleberry, 86th DS dental technician, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, during the 7th Annual Give Kids a Smile Day at the dental clinic March 1, 2017, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The event was held in recognition National Children’s Dental Health Month and included free dental exams, radiographs and cleanings for more than 95 children age 2 and older. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

    81st DS hosts Give Kids a Smile Day

  • Master Sgt. Joseph Molzen, an Airman assigned to the 107th Security Forces Squadron, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y. gets to see his newborn daughter for the first time. Molzen was one of more than 30 Airmen from the 107th SFS to return from a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia, Feb. 4-5, 2016. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Campbell/Released)

    AF New Parent Support Program helps families care for infants and toddlers

    (This is the third AFMS article for the Military Children's Health Month series)  Vital to children’s health is development which occurs in the early years –from birth to age 3.  As newborns grow into infants and infants become toddlers, they go through a series of developmental milestones such as first words, first steps and skills to wave
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