Sudden infant death syndrome

You are discharging a 5-week-old boy after an admission with bronchiolitis. His mother smokes ten cigarettes a day outdoors. She tells you she is so exhausted t…

Pre-internship · middle twist

At a six-week check, the mother of a healthy term baby says he brings up milk after most feeds and seems more settled when he is not flat on his back. Her own m…

Clinical rotations · common

At the six-week check, the mother of a healthy breastfed girl says she is so tired that for the second half of most nights she brings the baby into her own bed.…

Clinical rotations · common

A midwife makes a home visit to a 2-week-old girl. She was born at term, is exclusively breastfed and has regained her birth weight. Her mother is exhausted and…

Clinical rotations · common