Dr. Thomas E. Ludwig This is Me

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1. 1. Porter - Home

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   Published on: 8/15/2006   Last Visited: 11/22/2007

   When Thomas E. Ludwig, MD, evaluates one of his pint-sized patients, he says he prefers to look at more than just a snapshot of the child.
   
   Evaluating developmental milestones
   
   "I believe the way to evaluate whether a child is developing normally is to look at the movie of that child's life," says Dr. Ludwig, a pediatrician with Associated Pediatricians.
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   If your child has reached their fifth birthday and isn't yet able to throw a ball overhand, Dr. Ludwig says he looks to see if the child is showing signs of being able to master the skill.
   
   "That goes for gross motor skills - kids being able to develop the skills necessary to kick and throw a ball - and other milestones, such as bowel and bladder control," he says.
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   There are times, though, when Dr. Ludwig says parents should be concerned.
   
   "If a child appears to be developmentally stalled, Dr. Ludwig says he begins to look for organic, as well as environmental, reasons.
   
   "We don't see many major stallers - diseases marked by stalling or regression are very rare. I've seen a half-dozen to a dozen cases in my career," he says.

2. 2. News - Post-Tribune (Northwest Indiana)

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   Published on: 11/5/2004   Last Visited: 11/5/2004

   Dr. Thomas Ludwig of Associated Pediatricians Inc. said the number of overlay deaths may be lower than in previous years because "the word is getting to parents."
   
   Ludwig said one of the warnings Associated Physicians provides to new parents states, "Bed sharing or co-sleeping may be hazardous under some conditions.
   
   "Adults (other than parents) and children or other siblings should not share a bed with an infant. The parents should not share a bed with their infant if they smoke or use substances such as drugs or alcohol that impair parental arousal."
   
   Newborn babies should be put in a bassinet or crib for their own safety, Ludwig said.
   
   A parent could roll over and block the infants ability to breathe, Ludwig said.

3. 3. Blogging Daddy, -8 Days: Sleeping arrangements - Pregnancy & Birth - pregnancy.bloggingbaby.com ++

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   Published on: 11/5/2004   Last Visited: 11/26/2004

   Thomas Ludwig of Associated Pediatricians Inc. said the number of overlay deaths may be lower than in previous years because ,the word is getting to parents.,, I have to admit that co-sleeping is something my wife and I are considering for at least the first month of our baby,s life, and this is just the sort of thing my paranoid self fears.