Women and children

New guidelines published on pregnancy and abnormal uterine bleeding during the COVID-19 pandemic

June 2020

Two guidelines have been issued on the management of women’s health during the COVID-19 pandemic. The first, Coronavirus infection in pregnancy, is published by the […]

RCPCH updates shielding guidance for children and young people

June 2020

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has issued updated guidance on shielding for children and young people. The updated RCPCH guidance is […]

NICE updates guidance on intravenous fluid therapy in children and young people in hospital

June 2020

NICE has updated its guideline Intravenous fluid therapy in children and young people in hospital. The guideline covers general principles for managing intravenous (IV) fluids […]

PHE publishes trends in child BMI

June 2020

Public Health England have published trends in children’s body mass index (BMI) obtained by the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP). The report presents trends in […]

MHRA advises on valproate use by girls and women of childbearing potential during the COVID-19 pandemic

May 2020

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued temporary recommendations on the use of valproate by women and girls during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. […]

Genomes of COVID-19 survivors to be sequenced to understand predisposition to severe disease

May 2020

The University of Edinburgh is leading a programme in which researchers will study the DNA of people who have been severely unwell with coronavirus (COVID-19) […]

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