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Worm Infections in Children: What Parents Need to Know
Worm infections in children -- particularly threadworm -- are extremely common. Many parents are understandably alarmed when they discover a child has...
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A Newborn's First Smiles: What They Mean and When to Expect Them
Few moments in early parenthood are as eagerly anticipated as the first real smile. The newborn period is a time of intense one-way caregiving, and th...
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Vomiting in Children: When to See a Doctor and When to Wait
Vomiting is one of the most common reasons parents contact their GP or seek urgent care, and it is often possible to manage safely at home once the un...
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Vitamins and Supplements for Babies and Children: What's Recommended
The question of whether and what vitamins to give children is one that parents encounter early, receive inconsistent advice about, and often find conf...
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All About Baby's First Vaccinations: Preparation, Reactions, and Aftercare
The 8-week vaccination appointment is a significant milestone -- and for many parents, a source of considerable anxiety. The injections are a small di...
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Order of Tooth Eruption in Infants and Toddlers
Knowing what to expect -- and when -- helps parents understand whether their baby's teething is following a typical pattern. Tooth eruption timing and...
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Teething Pain Relief: What Actually Works and What Doesn't
The first tooth is a milestone, but the weeks before it arrives can be trying for both baby and parent. Teething discomfort is real, and the desire to...
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Should You Use Teething Gels? What the Evidence Shows
Teething gels are prominently displayed in pharmacy teething sections and are frequently recommended by well-meaning family members. Many parents assu...
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Teething and Fever or Diarrhoea: What the Evidence Shows
Ask most parents of a teething baby whether teething causes fever and diarrhoea, and the majority will say yes. This belief is so widespread and so co...
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Runny Nose in Children: What Causes It and When to Seek Help
Young children get a lot of runny noses. This is not a reflection of inadequate care; it is a consequence of the number of respiratory viruses circula...
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Rotavirus in Children: What to Expect and How to Care for Your Child
Before 2013, rotavirus was one of the most common reasons young children were admitted to hospital in the UK. Almost every child contracted it before...
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Pyelonephritis in Children: When a Urine Infection Reaches the Kidney
Most urinary tract infections in children are lower tract infections -- affecting the bladder (cystitis) rather than the kidney. When infection ascend...
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Protecting a Newborn from Colds and Respiratory Illness
The vulnerability of a newborn to respiratory illness is real but manageable. Colds and other respiratory infections are the most common infectious il...
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Pharyngitis in Young Children: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
A sore throat in a young child -- painful swallowing, refusal to eat, a flushed and miserable appearance -- is one of the most common presentations to...
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Nighttime Teething: Why It's Worse and How to Help
Many parents notice that teething seems worse at night. The baby who managed reasonably well during the day becomes inconsolable after bedtime, waking...
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Why Newborns Sneeze and Why It's Normal
Newborns sneeze a great deal -- sometimes many times in succession -- and for parents accustomed to adult sneezing as a sign of illness, this can trig...
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Why a Newborn's Skin Colour Looks Unusual and When It's Normal
The skin of a newborn is not the smooth, uniform pink that parents might expect. In the first days and weeks, it can turn yellow, mottled, blotchy, or...
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How to Keep a Newborn Observation Journal: Tracking Feeds, Sleep, and Output
In the sleep-deprived fog of the first weeks with a newborn, it can be surprisingly difficult to remember when the baby last fed, how many wet nappies...
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The Moro Reflex and Other Newborn Reflexes: How They Work
Newborns are born with a set of automatic responses -- reflexes -- that are present from birth and disappear progressively in the first 4-6 months of...
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A Paediatrician's Guide to the First Month with a Newborn
The first month at home with a newborn is one of the most disorienting experiences of early parenthood. The information and advice available is vast a...
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