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Dr. Mindy Calandro, M.D., F.A.A.P.

'Pediatrician Advice, Mommy Experience, and a little laughter along the way...'

 
 25 years of schooling to become a pediatrician, and yet I never expected 
 just how much more I would learn in the last 7 years as a mother… 

Pediatric Contributor to WBRZ Channel 2 News

 
 See me live once a month on Thursday on WBRZ’s 
 4pm News with Brittany Weiss, or click the button 
 below to watch my past segments… 

Come see me at The Baton Rouge Clinic, AMC

 
 I currently practice 5 days a week in Baton Rouge, LA at The Baton Rouge Clinic on Perkins Road. 
 Click the button below to find out how to contact me at the clinic or set up an appointment. 
 I can’t wait to meet you! 

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Did you know?

Did you know?

Did you know that children 1 year of age and older do not have to drink any milk as long as they eat a wide variety of foods? Did you also know that humans are the only species that drinks another species’ milk? Ok…so before Grandma and Great Grandma let...

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Did you know?

Did you know that children 1 year of age and older do not have to drink any milk as long as they eat a wide variety of foods? Did you also know that humans are the only species that drinks another species’ milk? Ok…so before Grandma and Great Grandma let...

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Friendly to Whom?

Take a moment and consider the first time mother who had a prolonged labor, attempted a vaginal delivery only to require a c-section hours later.  There is a high likelihood that this mother had been awake for over 24 hours. Now, she has her newborn exclusively in her...

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Up in Smoke

Do you remember 1964? If you need a jog down memory lane or if that’s ancient history to you, let me give you a quick rundown…the cost of new house was $13,050, a gallon of gas was 30¢, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize, and the Beatles...

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Got Milk? Need Milk? Maybe not…

  Ahhh the first birthday!  In the blink of an eye, a year has gone by and after the party is over and the smash cake has been cleaned off of your little one’s face, you realize you now have a toddler on your hands.  Perhaps one of the biggest questions I get...

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