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Medicines for Children Research Network
website mcrn.org.uk

BLISS premature baby
website www.bliss.org.uk

Babyloss information and support online for bereaved parents whose baby has died during pregnancy, at birth or shortly afterwards
website www.babyloss.com

Every Child Matters well-being of children and young people from birth to age 19
website www.everychildmatters.gov.uk

Antenatal Results and Choices support and information to parents throughout the antenatal testing process
website www.arc-uk.org

Ectopic Pregnancy Trust
website www.ectopic.org

Miscarriage Association
website www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk

SANDS: Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society
Helpline 020 7436 5881
website www.uk-sands.org

Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths
website more

CLIMB logoChildren Living with Inherited Metabolic Diseases
website www.climb.org.uk

Contact a family Every day over 75 children in the UK are born or diagnosed with a serious disability or rare syndrome and the vast majority of them are cared for at home. Contact a Family is the only UK charity providing support and advice to parents whatever the medical condition of their child
website www.cafamily.org.uk

Specific Conditions and Rare Disorders more

Child Accident Prevention Trust
website www.capt.org.uk

La Leche League (breastfeeding advice)
Helpline 0845 120 2918
website www.laleche.org.uk

Group B Strep support (GBSS)Group B Strep support (Group B streptococcus (GBS) is the most common cause of life-threatening infections in newborn babies in the UK)
Patient information leaflet PDF (160K)
website www.gbss.org.uk

The Doctors Laboratory
RAPID detection of Group B Streptoccus

TAMBA: Twins and Multiple Birth Association
Helpline 0800 138 0509
website www.tamba.org.uk

tommy's logotommy's: the baby charity
Information 0870 777 30 60
website www.tommys.org

SureStart
website more

November 2006

Online learning package offering paediatric training for community pharmacists

November 2004

Pain and pyrexia guide A new guide, entitled “Guide to children’s pain and fever for health professionals” is being distributed to health care professionals in primary care. A version has also been developed specifically for pharmacy assistants. Further details are available on 020 7815 3900


13 September 2003

Child protection The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children has launched a distance-learning child protection awareness programme for all staff working in health care. Cost £26.44
Contact EduCare on 01926 436 219, e-mail info@debrus.co.uk


Journals
Archives of Disease in Childhood more


Pregnancy series
• Overview of pregnancy
• General principles of drug use in pregnancy
• General care of pregnant women
• Nutrition in pregnancy
• Complementary therapies in pregnancy


DoH: Children's services more


The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths has launched a booklet (“Babyzone”) to help parents protect their baby from sudden infant death through accidents, cot death and infections. Contact the FSID for free booklets (tel 0870 787 0885) or click here for more details

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