Objective Neural tube defects (NTDs) are a preventable folate deficiency disorder; increasing folic acid intake through food ...

It is unsettling when parents refuse treatment for their child’s serious illness based on their expectation of a miraculous ...

During intensive and long-lasting treatments, short-term or emergency care, children often undergo minor needle-related ...

Hospitalised children predate 19th-century specialist children’s hospitals. Before Lister and anaesthesia, surgery was generally of short duration. In the 18th century, paediatric surgery was ...

Objectives Posterior urethral valves (PUV) are the most common cause of bladder outlet obstruction in boys. 1 Hypertension can be one of the associated complications contributing to kidney impairment ...

Objective A process evaluation of the Children and Young People’s Health Partnership (CYPHP) model of integrated care for the interpretation of trial findings and building evidence on the ...

2 Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK Correspondence to Dr Piers Dawes, Audiology and Deafness Research Group, Department of Psychology, University of Manchester, ...

Objective Complete congenital heart block (CHB) due to anti-Ro/La antibodies in pregnancy can lead to adverse fetal outcomes and neonatal death. National and international guidelines do not recommend ...

To discover that there is uncertainty about the sex of one’s newborn baby is devastating and often incomprehensible for most parents. It is paramount that clear explanations and investigations are ...

Correspondence to Professor Gary Butler, Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology, University College London Hospital NHS Trust, London NW1 2PQ, UK; gary.butler{at}ucl.ac.uk There has ...

2 Department Community Child Health, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow G3 8SJ, UK 3 Fraser of Allander Neurosciences Unit, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow G3 8SJ, ...

Objective To describe the demographics, mechanisms, presentation, injury patterns and outcomes for children with traumatic injuries. Setting Data collected from the UK’s Trauma and Audit Research ...