Correspondence to Dr Stefan Peterson, Chief of Health, UNICEF, New York NY 10017-4414, USA; speterson{at}unicef.org The Nurturing Care Framework, launched in May 2018, provides a policy roadmap for ...

Aims: To determine whether a two tier universal infant hearing screening programme (population based risk factor ascertainment and universal distraction testing) lowered median age of diagnosis of ...

Objectives This study aimed to compare the clinical outcome of nebulized isotonic magnesium sulphate along with standard treatment in hospitalized children with acute exacerbation of asthma who ...

Correspondence to Dr Vianney Gilard, Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Necker Enfants Malades Hospital, APHP, Paris 5 University, Paris 75015, France; vianneygilard{at}hotmail.fr Objective The aim ...

Background and Objectives Prolonged neonatal jaundice is defined as jaundice persisting in a term neonate at 14 days and a preterm neonate at 21 days of age. Prolonged neonatal jaundice is most ...

Background The period through pregnancy and the early years is crucial for optimising child growth, development and lifelong well-being. Son-preference (family desire for male over female children) ...

Aim Evaluation of impaired quality of life (QOL) of Malaysian children with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) and its possible risk factors. Method Cross-sectional study on 68 parents of Malaysian ...

Introduction High ‘did not attend’ rates have a huge impact on precious NHS resources. Paediatric DNAs add another dimension to this problem: the safety of the unseen child. Aim The overall aim of ...

Objectives To investigate the prevalence of Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in children aged 0-19 across 7 major ethnic groups. Background In March 2009, researchers in the department of health in ...

Aims To improve the identification and catch-up immunisation of children attending for an Initial Health Assessment (IHA) with an incomplete childhood immunisation record. Methods This is a re-audit, ...