Multiple long-term conditions (MLTC, previously referred to as multimorbidity) are defined as two or more chronic health ...

Objective While the impact of earthquakes on children’s mental health is frequently discussed in the literature, the extent ...

Paediatric sepsis remains a major cause of childhood mortality worldwide, despite substantial changes in its epidemiology, ...

Objective The UK national incidence of nutritional rickets is unknown. We aimed to describe the incidence, presentation and clinical management of children under 16 years with nutritional rickets in ...

Correspondence to Dr John Murphy, Department of Neonatology, The National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street, Dublin 2, Ireland; johnmurphy104{at}hotmail.com Aims Currently there is debate on how best ...

Background Studies from low-income countries have suggested that diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccine provided after Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination may have a negative effect on ...

Background The diagnostic value of tests used in assessing hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA) in children remains controversial. Design A systematic review and meta-analysis with ...

Correspondence to Marije A Brouwer, Department of Pediatrics, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen 9700 VB, Netherlands; m.a.brouwer{at}umcg.nl Objective Breaking bad news about ...

Participants Babies with an NTD and pregnancy outcome of live birth, stillbirth (≥20 weeks’ gestation) or termination of pregnancy (any gestation), as recorded in the Scottish Linked Congenital ...

Objective To establish the relative risks of in utero exposure to lamotrigine (LTG), sodium valproate (NaV) and carbamazepine (CBZ) monotherapy for neurodevelopment. Design Observational cohort study.

Correspondence to Dr Defne Saatci, Population Policy Practice, Institute of Child Health, London WC1N 1EH, UK; defne.saatci.16{at}ucl.ac.uk Objective To assess differences across educational outcomes ...

Introduction Fluid overload of 10% at 48 hrs (100 ml/kg additional fluid) is strongly associated with morbidity in critically ill children.1 Contributors include fluid resuscitation, acute kidney ...