We encounter, occasionally, parents who are incapable of making medical decisions on behalf of their incompetent or ...

Aims Imperial neonatal service has implemented delivery room (DR) cuddles along the strong culture of Family Integrated Care. Bonding is challenging for parents with a baby born extreme prematurely.

For anyone, undergoing surgery is stressful. For children on the autism spectrum, it can be even more traumatic. Sensory differences are present in the majority of children on the autism spectrum,1 ...

Analysis of judgements in the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal is not usually carried out by doctors or even groups of eminent doctors. In the March issue of this journal, Richards et al have ...

Objectives To provide up-to-date information on the use of long-term ventilation (LTV) in the UK paediatric population and to compare the results with data collected 10 and 20 years previously. Design ...

Introduction The destination of transgender and gender variant young people referred by the National Health Service (NHS) Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) to, and discharged from the two ...

Introduction Although the administration of activated charcoal (AC) is considered safe, the associated risk of pulmonary aspiration explains certain reluctance of physicians to use this procedure. The ...

Since the first reports of SARS-CoV-2 infections in China, doctors, parents and policy-makers have been aware that COVID-19 is ‘not just another respiratory virus’ in children. There is a large ...

Background When children and young people (CYP) report their own suspected adverse drug reactions (ADRs), different patterns of drugs and symptoms are noted. A new guide to reporting suspected ADRs ...

Oral health is part of general health and well-being and contributes to the development of a healthy child. The most common oral disease affecting young children is dental caries (figure 1), which is ...

We read the article by Fauroux et al 1 with great interest and appreciation, as it highlights the positive impact of Non-Invasive-Ventilation (NIV) or Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) on ...

Objectives To determine (1) which maternal and area characteristics are associated with reaching fidelity targets (the expected number of visits mothers should receive at each stage of the programme) ...