The irritable baby

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The irritable baby

14 April 2021

By Anne Tait

Wednesday 14 April 2021, 12:45 AM

This article, by Starship Children’s Hospital general paediatrician Anne Tait, looks into the paediatrics conundrum of the crying baby, a common situation that can drive primary care practitioners and paediatricians to despair, and parents even more so. The aim is to provide a systematic approach to the crying baby aged less than six months

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