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What a Paediatrician Does with a Newborn in the Maternity Hospital
The hours after birth are a blur for parents, and behind that blur is a quiet, structured set of clinical assessments. Knowing what the paediatrician...
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Your Newborn's First Examination (NIPE): What They're Actually Checking
In the first three days of your baby's life, a clinician will do a careful, structured examination of them — the NIPE. It looks like a relaxed top-to-...
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Sickle Cell Disease in Children: Living with a Complex Condition
Sickle cell disease is a condition many healthcare professionals outside specialist centres encounter infrequently, yet for affected families it is a...
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The Newborn Check: What Happens and What They're Looking For
The newborn check looks impressively thorough — and is. A clinician systematically works through eyes, heart, hips, hands, palate, abdomen, genitals,...
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The Newborn Blood Spot (Heel Prick) Test: What's Tested and Why
At about day five, a midwife sits down with a small card, pricks the side of your baby's heel, and presses out a few drops of blood. The card goes off...
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