OBJECTIVE To study the medical, emotional, and developmental profile of children being considered for permanent substitute care. DESIGN A retrospective analysis of 100 adoption/permanency medicals.

1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK Background Medication review is recommended at asthma appointments. The presence of ...

Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Dalhousie University and IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Correspondence to: Dr W A Stewart, Pediatric Neurology Fellow, ...

Correspondence to Professor Angela T Morgan, Speech and Language Research Group, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia; angela.morgan{at}mcri.edu.au Purpose Language ...

Objectives We studied neonates with suspected early-onset sepsis (EOS, sepsis developing in the first 72 hours after delivery) in Malawi to (1) describe clinical characteristics and microbiological ...

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Objective Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neuromuscular disorder that manifests with motor deterioration and respiratory complications. The paradigm of care is shifting as disease-modifying ...

Objective To explore perspectives of paediatric cardiac and palliative care professionals on providing palliative care to children with complex cardiac conditions. Design A national survey including ...

1 Scar Free Foundation Children's Burns Research Centre, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK 2 Centre for Child and Adolescent Health, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK 3 Centre for Child and ...

3 Department of Clinical Biochemistry, CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada Correspondence to Benoit Bailey, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Emergency Medicine, ...

Improved measurement in early child development (ECD) is a strategic focus of the WHO, UNICEF and World Bank Nurturing Care Framework. However, evidence-based approaches to monitoring and evaluation ...

Background Children and young people with severe neurodisabling conditions (CYPSND)experience severe functional ...