Many different medical conditions can occur throughout childhood. Some conditions are very mild and others have a huge impact on families. Likewise, some conditions are extremely common while others occur very rarely. For information on infectious diseases occurring in childhood, refer to the Childhood Diseases module. For information about conditions such as eczema, allergies, nappy rash, colic, teething, wheezing, constipation and prematurity refer to the internet resources listed below.

The Department of Health Birth to five guide for parents has detailed information on common complaints in the ‘illnesses and accidents’ chapter.
www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics

NHS Direct Online provides information and advice on a range of childhood conditions in the Health encyclopaedia, Self-help guide and Frequently asked questions.
www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk

Netdoctor is a collaboration between doctors, healthcare professionals, information specialists and patients, providing (wherever possible) quality-assessed information on the basis of the principles of evidence-based medicine. There is a specific Child health section and an encyclopaedia of diseases.
www.netdoctor.co.uk

The Community Practitioners and Health Visitors Association (CPHVA) website provides information about the organisation and its work. It also provides a gateway to many other sites that provide information on community nursing, public health and primary healthcare.
www.amicus-cphva.org

Prodigy Guidance on nappy rash (2004).
www.prodigy.nhs.uk

Prodigy Guidance on infantile colic (2004).
www.prodigy.nhs.uk

The British Medical Journal Publishing Group’s Clinical Evidence website is a source of the best available evidence for effective healthcare during childhood.
www.clinicalevidence.com/ceweb/conditions

The World Health Organization (WHO) Child health page offers links to activities, reports, events and news about child health issues.
www.who.int/topics/child_health

BMC Paediatrics is an open access, peer-reviewed journal with articles on all aspects of child health.
www.biomedcentral.com/bmcpediatr

GP notebook is a system designed to provide a concise synopsis of the entire field of clinical medicine with material organised systematically to ensure rapid retrieval of information. The Paediatric system provides comprehensive information about the health and development of children.
www.gpnotebook.co.uk

NMAP offers free access to a searchable catalogue of hand-selected and evaluated, quality internet resources for nursing, midwifery and allied health professions.
http://nmap.ac.uk

The Child Health and Paediatrics specialist library is a virtual library that addresses a wide range of topics related to the health and wellbeing of children. It is primarily aimed at professionals involved in the care of children but also aims to be valuable to anyone seeking information on a wide variety of aspects of child health.
http://libraries.nelh.nhs.uk/childHealth

The British Medical Journal provides a collection of articles on child health issues.
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) website offers the latest news on child health issues, electronic publications and links to other useful sites (including some paediatric journals).
www.rcpch.ac.uk

The eMedicine.com on-line US textbook provides information on a wide range of paediatric topics.
www.emedicine.com/ped