Pediatricians understand, perhaps better than anyone, the profound sense of responsibility that comes over a parent the moment they first hold their newborn in their arms. Along with the joys and milestones that mark a child’s life, we also understand the worries and anxieties that accompany them. As pediatricians, we are privileged to be entrusted with families' most personal concerns — a privilege and a trust which we never take for granted.

Today's parents are inundated with information and advice about their child's health, some of it inaccurate or misleading, particularly when it comes to vaccines. Too often, before we even meet a family for their first newborn visit, seeds of fear and doubt have already been planted.

It is our job as pediatricians to plant different seeds — of comp

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