Ellen Losew, M.D., F.A.A.P.

04/20/2026

04/17/2026

Thus shouldn’t need to be said…

A Fox News medical analyst went on national television recently and called it a problem that teenagers aren’t having babies.

Let me say that again slowly.

A problem.

That 15, 16, 17-year-old CHILDREN are not pregnant.

I need you to sit with how dangerous that sentence is.

Here’s what he said: teen birth rates are down 70% over the last two decades, and he framed that as a crisis. He suggested we’ve been “telling young people not to have babies” and that they should just wait until they’re stable, financially secure, ready.

No. No. No.

Those aren’t young people. They are CHILDREN! And children are not the solution to a national birth rate problem.

I’m a Pediatric ER Physician. I have spent 16 years taking care of kids. So let me tell you what teen pregnancy actually looks like — because it is not a policy talking point. It is a medical emergency in slow motion.

🔴 Teen mothers face higher rates of preeclampsia, eclampsia, hemorrhage, anemia, and systemic infection than women in their 20s and 30s. (WHO)

🔴 Their babies are more likely to be born premature, more likely to have low birth weight, and more likely to be admitted to the NICU. (NIH)

🔴 The infant mortality rate for babies born to teen mothers ages 15–19 is 8.77 deaths per 1,000 live births — higher than for babies born to women over 20. (CDC)

🔴 Teen mothers are at increased risk for postpartum depression. Teen fathers are up to 30% less likely to finish high school. (CDC, WebMD)

🔴 The research is clear: early pregnancy derails education, financial stability, and long-term health — for both parent and child. (NIH)

The 70% decline in teen birth rates is not a crisis.

It is a public health victory.

It means comprehensive s*x education is working. It means contraception access is working. It means we are finally, slowly, giving teenagers the message that their future matters. That their bodies are not vessels for solving adult policy problems.

And now someone with a medical degree (note: NOT a pediatrician) and a national platform wants to reverse that.

I don’t care what your political affiliation is. This isn’t politics. This is pediatrics.

A child’s body is not built to carry a pregnancy safely.

A child’s brain — still developing until age 25 — is not equipped to parent without extraordinary support. A child does not owe this country their uterus because some adults are worried about population replacement rates.

The fertility rate is declining. That is a real and complex issue. But the answer is not teen pregnancy.
The answer is affordable childcare. Paid parental leave. Maternal health equity. Economic security for young families.

The answer is making it possible for adults to have children — not pressuring children to become adults before their time.

Protect kids.

That’s it. That’s the whole job.

04/16/2026

💊Acetaminophen does not cause autism. As we already knew.

PAGING RFK JR: A major nationwide study out of Denmark, tracking more than 1.5 million children over 25 years, found NO LINK between Tylenol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy and autism.

Researchers looked at over 31,000 children exposed to Tylenol in the womb and found autism rates were actually lower (1.8%) compared to 3% in those not exposed. The findings held even after accounting for dosage, timing during pregnancy, and other risk factors.

This adds to growing evidence, including a 2024 Swedish study, showing no association between prenatal acetaminophen use and autism.

Disinformation from the White House has created anxiety for expecting parents. This new research helps bring some clarity, and reassurance, grounded in large-scale, long-term data. Not kooky conspiracy theories.

04/15/2026

🦷🪥Dental disease is a huge burden in children, and water fluoridation is incredibly important for improving the health of children! Some of the largest burden of dental disease falls on those who have the least access to care and/or ability to pay for dental care.
Dental disease can lead to significant pain, chronic disease, even life-threatening illness. 💊🦠🌡️🩺
We need to continue to support water fluoridation!
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1E51AX88Q2/

Claims that fluoride in drinking water causes cognitive delays in kids are driving U.S. policy. A new study finds no evidence to back them.

04/11/2026

👃 🩸 Advice-

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWy-2KVEeYo/?igsh=MW5nYmN2aWc0emo2eQ==

04/09/2026

Toddlers really shouldn’t ever have screen time, & it should be limited to 30-60 minutes per day for older kids.

More & more studies are showing significant behavioral and developmental problems with screen time.

WEDNESDAY, April 8, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Allowing a screen to babysit your preschool child could blunt their intellectual and emotional development, a new st

04/01/2026

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03/31/2026

A reminder that RFKJ is a lawyer that repeatedly failed the BAR exam and should have been censured for unethical legal practice years ago.
He actively makes money attacking doctors because his career is based on it. He is not here to make you healthy, he is here to make as much money as possible before changing the rules and leaving.
Don’t fall for it.

03/30/2026

THIS is why vaccines are so important.

Under 6 mos of age, 20-25% of infants with pertussis (whooping cough) will experience pneumonia, respiratory failure (some requiring a ventilator), encephalopathy, or death.
1 in 4-5 patients. Those are odds I don’t want patients to face!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWe_xzsgpU4/?igsh=bjZxbXhwNmo1ZGMy

03/28/2026

She’s amazing!! 🙌💪🏀👩‍⚕️🩺

03/20/2026

🔸Tylenol recall:

The recall follows complaints of a “gel-like mass and black particles in the product.”

03/19/2026

This week is National Poison Prevention Week! You should always know that our pharmacy is here as a resource for you! 💊

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