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The six-to-eight week check could be the first time a heart murmur is heard (Photograph: SPL)

The six-to-eight week baby check

Examinations should be performed by a trained and competent healthcare professional. By Dr Louise Ne...

Food allergy can cause eczema (above), asthma and rhinitis (Photograph: SPL)

Childhood food allergy - paediatric medicine

Many children outgrow allergies by school age, while studies have shown that breastfeeding may offer...

Scarlet fever rash develops 24 to 48 hours after the fever starts (Photograph: SPL)

Management of scarlet fever - paediatric medicine

Scarlet fever can be benign but complications may lead to morbidity, by Dr Caroline Taylor-Walker....

GBS is a recognised cause of preterm delivery, maternal infections, stillbirths and late miscarriages (Photograph: SPL)

Viewpoint - Group B streptococcus infection in infants

Pregnant women in the UK are not routinely screened for group B streptococcus and incidence of infec...

Viewpoint: Group B streptococcus infection in infants

Pregnant women in the UK are not routinely screened for group B streptococcus, says Dr Raj Thakkar...

Five-week-old baby with a cleft lip. Surgery for cleft lip is usually carried out at three months of age (Photograph: SPL)

Cleft lip and palate

Care requires a multidisciplinary approach from birth to adulthood, including counselling and plasti...

Paediatric examination occurs regularly in general practice (Photograph: SPL)

Consultation skills - How best to work with children

Communication between colleagues can optimise a GP's relationship with a child. By Dr Peter Reeves...

X-ray of enlarged colon of a child with Hirschsprung's disease

Managing Hirschsprung's disease

Parent education is vital, say Miss Gillian Duthie, Miss Christeen Smith and Miss Amanda McCabe....

Advise parents to place the child in the recovery position and clear the  area around them (Photograph: Science Photo Library)

Evidence base: Febrile seizures

A summary of the clinical trials, guidelines, key texts and online resources to help in the manageme...

It can be hard determining if a child with a fever has a serious illness (Photograph: SPL)

How e-learning can help treat a sick child

This e-learning resource can give clinical staff the tools to improve their paediatric skills, says ...

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