{"id":12668,"date":"2026-11-05T13:59:02","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T13:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humorsidehub.com\/?p=12668"},"modified":"2026-11-05T13:59:04","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T13:59:04","slug":"parents-are-incredibly-accurate-when-predicting-if-their-child-is-seriously-sick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humorsidehub.com\/?p=12668","title":{"rendered":"Parents are incredibly accurate when predicting if their child is seriously sick"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A new study shows parents should trust their gut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the dawn of time, it\u2019s been believed that parents, especially mothers, have a mysterious intuition: a deep-seated gut feeling when something is wrong with their child. Interestingly, according to a recent study out of the University of Oulu in Finland, that intuition appears to be real. Parents who believed their child had a serious illness, even before consulting a doctor, were correct 91% of the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To determine how accurate a parent\u2019s assessment of their child was, administrators gave 36-item questionnaires to parents of 2,375 patients who had been admitted to Oulu University Hospital. They found that more than nine out of 10 parents of seriously ill children knew something was wrong even before taking the assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parents can determine a serious health issue with their kid 91% of the time<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"mom,<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cParental concern is an important warning sign,\u201d Dr. Hilla P\u00f6yry, a pediatrician, said in a statement. \u201cIf a parent is worried about their suddenly ill child\u2019s condition, the child must have the opportunity to be assessed by a doctor. A worried parent should not be left alone to make a remote assessment of their child\u2019s condition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Researchers believe this study is important given the increasing use of artificial intelligence and digital tools in hospitals. It affirms the idea that a parent\u2019s intuition has value, even in a world dominated by technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur results show that such tools require careful validation, and they do not yet replace the assessment of a healthcare professional,\u201d P\u00f6yry added. \u201cAlthough a parent may not always be able to describe the child\u2019s symptoms in detail or accurately, they recognise a serious illness very well when asked a simple concern-based question.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"mom,<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Why do parents have an intuitive sense of their child\u2019s health?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Susan Albers, a psychologist at Cleveland Clinic, said that a mother\u2019s special bond with her child is the result of both nature and nurture. On the nature side, the two share a chemical bond: when a mother spends time with her child, oxytocin is released in the brain. On the nurture side, mothers spend thousands of hours with their child, allowing them to pick up on tiny patterns that others wouldn\u2019t notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA mother\u2019s intuition is a very real phenomenon,\u201d Albers said. \u201cIt is described as a gut level of awareness of what is happening with your child, whether it is what they need, what they are feeling, or if they are in danger based on no information or explanation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The findings should give parents confidence that when they think something isn\u2019t right with their child, there\u2019s a good chance they\u2019re correct. It\u2019s also a strong reason to seek a second opinion when a doctor may not agree with a parent\u2019s assessment. The study gives doctors something extra to consider when a parent brings a child into the office. In short, there\u2019s a good chance something really is wrong, even if it isn\u2019t immediately apparent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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