Part of the Advanced Nursing series, this book specifically considers aspects of children's nursing, from conception and birth throughout childhood, within a wide range of health care settings. This collection of international scholarly papers create a useful resource for all student and practising children's nurses. Discussion centres around the needs of healthy children, and those who are acutely and chronically sick. The book is respresentative of nursing practice across the world, with a particular focus on the problems and issues surrounding health education, care at home, immunization, pain relief and information-giving to children and their families. This selection also considers the care of children in day surgery and those with chronic illnesses, as well as a study of neonatal care and the evolving role of the nurse and parents.