Correspondence to Professor Steve E Humphries, Centre for Cardiovascular Genetics, British Heart Foundation Laboratories, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, The Rayne Building University College ...

Rationale Studies suggest that increased breastfeeding rates can provide substantial financial savings, but the scale of such savings in the UK is not known. Objective To calculate potential cost ...

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 ...

a Department of Paediatrics, United Medical and Dental Schools, St Thomas’s Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7EH, UK, b Department of Child Health, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, ...

Objectives Technology-facilitated abuse refers to the misuse of digital systems to inflict harm, such as the use of device-surveillance software in interpersonal abuse, the exploitation of GPS ...

Department of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Bristol Children’s Hospital, Bristol, UK Correspondence to: Professor B K Sandhu Department of Gastroenterology, Bristol Children’s Hospital, Upper ...

Academic Division of Child Health (University of Nottingham), The Medical School, Derbyshire Children’s Hospital, Uttoxeter Road, Derby DE22 3DT, UK Centre for Paediatric Pharmacy Research, The School ...

Background FAS is a complex condition which occurs as a result of in utero alcohol exposure and is characterised by physical, behavioural and neurodevelopmental difficulties. The development of ...

Department of Paediatric Neurology, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, UK Background: Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) in children is associated with a high incidence of serious ...

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 ...

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 ...

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) ...