Background and objective Speech disorders are a common presenting concern to paediatricians. Yet evidence to guide detection and speech sound therapy referral of cases at risk for persistent speech ...
Objectives To systematically analyse parent-to-parent guidance for those receiving a diagnosis of congenital heart disease (CHD) to inform clinician counselling and advance development of support ...
Introduction Cerebral palsy (CP) is a non-progressive condition involving movement and muscle tone difficulties due to injury to the developing brain. Most cases arise around birth, but a smaller ...
Purpose Sarcomas are cancers of connective tissue and account for approximately 10–15% of all cancer cases in children aged ≤16 years. Treatment often involves chemotherapy, surgery and radiotherapy.
Infants at highest risk of herpes simplex virus disease who should start immediate empiric aciclovir
The third British Paediatric Surveillance Unit (BPSU) survey of herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection in infants presenting before 90 days of age, reported in this edition of Archives, informs us that ...
Objective To describe the demographic characteristics, causes and temporal patterns of child deaths occurring in a paediatric ...
Aims: To examine the childhood overweight and obesity prevalence trends between 1974 and 2003 and to assess whether these trends relate to parental social class and household income. Methods: A school ...
Objectives Head circumference (HC) measurements are an important indicator of health in childhood, and a useful diagnostic tool for the detection of infantile hydrocephalus. Despite this, there is ...
Objectives The RCPCH trainee charter was launched in 2019, stipulating trainees be rostered for at-least 8 (ST1–3) or 16 (ST4+) hours/month of supporting professional activity (SPA) time to complete ...
OBJECTIVES To investigate the relation between pacifier use and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). DESIGN Three year population based, case control study with parental interviews for each death and ...
Background Understanding why children die is important for grieving parents and for informing system improvements aimed at prevention and future care. Many countries have child death review (CDR) ...
Objective To determine the feasibility and impact of having paediatric clinicians working in the Clinical Assessment Services (CAS) within NHS 111, a national telephone advice service. Design ...
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