Babies and Children

Babies and children are one of the biggest areas of worry and questions that I get as a GP. Most of my time is spent re-assuring mothers (and fathers) that their children are fine, but it always pays to be fully informed in case of any emergency. So I have collected together here a range of articles from my archives covering health matters in babies and children.

Here are all the articles from theFamilyGP.com on this issue:

  Kids Temperature monitor
  Q and A session with Dr. Chris Steele

Allergies
  Latest research suggests that mothers' fears of allergies in babies are unfounded.

Asthma
  Asthma - Questions and Answers
  Low vitamin E levels in pregnancy linked to asthma in children.

Autism
  Basic Background Information about Autism

Babies
  Feeding your baby

Baby sleep problems
  Baby Sleep Problems: Questions and Answers

Bat ears
  Bat Ears

Bedwetting
  Bedwetting

Breastfeeding
  Breastfeeding found to boost baby IQ
  Study suggests that breastfeeding could cut risk of cot death.

Childhood obesity
  Childhood obesity

Clicking hips
  Clicking Hips

Coeliac disease
  All about Coeliac disease

Colic
  Colic and your baby

Convulsions
  Convulsions in children

Cot death
  Cot Death - Questions and Answers

Cystic Fibrosis
  Cystic Fibrosis

cystic hygroma
  Introduction to Cystic Hygroma (lymphangioma)

Diabetes
  Basic Background Information about Diabetes
  Childhood diabetes

Dyslexia
  Dyslexia

Dyspraxia
  Dyspraxia
  Dyspraxia aka Developmental Co-ordination Disorder (DCD) aka Clumsy Child Syndrome

Ear deformity
  Ear Buddies - A new treatment for ear deformities

Eczema
  Eczema

Elective mutism
  Elective mutism

Epidermolysis bullosa
  Epidermolysis Bullosa

Erbs palsy
  Erb's Palsy

Eye Squint
  Lazy Eye/Squint

Fever
  Ear thermometer accurately and easily measures your child's temperature.
  Fever
  What every parent should know - the five C's to control fever in your child.

First Aid
  Dr Chris Steele provides advice on how to cope with water shortages.
  First Aid tips for babies and children.

Fish Oil
  Study shows that fish oils may boost development.

Food allergy
  Introduction to Food Allergy

Food poisoning
  Food Poisoning
  The Cadbury Salmonella scare

Fragile X Syndrome
  Fragile X Syndrome

Glue ear
  Glue Ear

GORD Acid Reflux
  Acid Reflux

GPs
  When should you call out the doctor?

Growth Hormone Deficiency
  Growth Hormone Deficiency

haemophilia
  Introduction to Haemophilia

Hare Lip
  Hare lip and Cleft Palate

Headlice
  Headlice

HELLP
  HELLP Syndrome and Pregnancy

Hypomelanosis of Ito
  Hypomelanosis of Ito

Impetigo
  All about Impetigo

Kawasaki Disease
  Kawasaki's Disease

Leukaemia
  Childhood Leukaemia

Liver
  Liver Disease in Children
  Yellow Alert Campaign helps to spot signs of liver disease in babies

Liver transplants
  Live Liver Transplants

lymphangioma
  3 year old Ethan suffers from rare lymphangioma and needs to raise 50,000 for treatment.

Measles
  Measles - New figures show cases are at all time high after MMR scares.

Medicine
  Banned additives in childrens medicine

Meningitis
  Meningitis
  Meningitis Arc – alerting you to a killer disease

mental health
  Single parents are not contagious

Migraine
  Migraine in Children

MMR
  Dr Chris Steele is 100% behind the MMR jab

Multiple pregnancy
  Multiple Pregnancy

Multiple Sclerosis
  Dr. Chris explains about Multiple Sclerosis

Nappy rash
  Nappy Rash Basic Information

Norovirus
  Video Health: Winter Vomiting Bug (Norovirus)

Obesity
  Children need more exercise

Pain relief in labour
  Pain Relief During Labour

PhenylKetonUria
  PhenyllKetonUria and Newborn Babies

Prader Willi Syndrome
  Prader Willi Syndrome

Preconception
  Planning for Pregnancy

Premature birth
  Q & A : Premature Births

Psychosis
  Puerperal Psychosis

Raised temperature
  Raised Temperatures

Rotavirus
  Rotavirus is a leading cause of gastroenteritis in children

Skin care
  Bathing babies too often may harm their skin
  UV Meter to protect kids from sunburn

Spina Bifida
  Spina Bifida

Streptococcus
  Group B Streptococcus and Childbirth

Toxoplasmosis
  Toxoplasmosis

Vaccination
  Vaccines given to children for Immunization

Verrucas
  Verrucas

Vitamins
  Vitamins

Warts
  Warts and Verrucae