Hand Foot & Mouth Disease is a common childhood illness and young children are especially vulnerable. Dr. Arti Jaiswal explains all What exactly is HFMD? (And are there different strains?) HFMD ... Read more →
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Want to avoid A&E?
Sparing yourself and your child an unnecessary trip to the A&E (Accident & Emergency) is not just a matter of convenience. A visit to the A&E can expose your already sick kid to the ... Read more →
Children Developmental Assessments
Our Developmental assessments are designed to monitor how your child grows and changes over time. It examines whether your child meets the typical milestones across the domains of gross motor, fine ... Read more →
A Very Different Christmas: Preparing for 2020 Covid Holiday Season
As we slowly approach the end of the year and the season of festivities looms closer, many of us will be speculating over what holiday season 2020 will look like. The mini-break beach holidays are ... Read more →
Want to avoid A & E?
At IMC we can offer children specified emergency care (which may mean you can avoid A & E). See below the list of treatments we can offer. If you are not sure please call the clinic: Simple ... Read more →
Travelling on planes with children – top tips
Frequent hand washing, wearing masks and hand sanitising have now all been fully integrated into our every day lives. However, the prospect of traveling and in particular flying is still very ... Read more →
Coping: Teenagers at home during COVID-19
The current pandemic is unprecedented for us all and although the physical risk is less extreme for teenagers, their mental well-being may well be affected. Teenagers tend to value peer group ... Read more →
Talking to children about COVID-19
There is an abundance of information about COVID-19 on the internet, television and radio; as adults we able to process and rationalise what we are hearing. Children are equally aware but may feel ... Read more →
Why are children less affected by COVID-19?
As a paediatric doctor, many of my patients’ parents are worried about the risk of COVID-19 to their children. Evidence is showing that so far children are not as severely affected as adults. I ... Read more →
Getting to know Dr Shivani
We are delighted to welcome Dr Shivani Paliwal to the IMC Children's team. Q. Welcome to IMC. Where were you based before? Thanks a lot. We moved from New York City, where we lived for more than 15 ... Read more →
What is Autism?
Autism is a lifelong condition that affects how people communicate and interact with others. It affects people in different ways. Most autistic people see, hear and experience the world differently ... Read more →
