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Oct 2025 Volume 9 Number 10 p685-752 Cover image by Jhoan Mosquera Suarez, age 6 years. A rainbow and apple tree overlook mountains and sea.
The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal cover for Volume 9, Issue 9, September 2025, with a child's colourful painting. Cover art is by Jhoan Mosquera Suarez, age 6 years. El Amor es la Mejor Medicina (Love is the best medicine) at University Hospital of Valle in Cali, Colombia.
August 2025 cover image: a full moon over a town on a snowy evening. Cover image by Valeria Villareal, age 10 years
a newborn baby in the neonatal intensive care unit surrounded by 12 hands of caretakers including mum, neonatologists, a scientist, neonatal nurses, a clinical technologist, and a music therapist. Credit: Alvin Aquino/The Royal Childrenā€™s Hospital; Caption: Many hands build a bright future
A woman rests next to her newborn baby in a bed in a hospital. Credit: Morsa Images
A team of health-care workers receives training in neonatal care in Kenya. Credit: NEST360-Kenya team
Two doctors working in the neonatal intensive care unit. Credit: Elke Scholiers/Getty Images
The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health Commission on the future of neonatology booklet cover including an image of a newborn baby in the neonatal intensive care unit surrounded by 12 hands of caretakers including mum, neonatologists, a scientist, neonatal nurses, a clinical technologist, and a music therapist. Credit: Alvin Aquino/The Royal Childrenā€™s Hospital; Caption: Many hands build a bright future The quote on the front of the booklet is from the Commission and says "Research and development are essential for the continued evolution of neonatology as a medical specialty and to improve outcomes for neonates."
Cover image by Carmen Sofia Ambrosio, age 12 year: a ladybird among apple trees under a sunny sky
Cover image by Edwin Felipe Castillo Angulo, age 10 years El Amor es la Mejor Medicina (Love is the best medicine) at University Hospital of Valle in Cali, Colombia.
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Cover image by Barbara Graterol, age 12 years. Palm tree with Coconuts on the beach.
Figure 1: Differences between the proposed harmonised weight bands and weight bands within the Pocket Book for Hospital Care in Children, the WHO Antibiotic Book, and WHO dosing guidance for HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, and hepatitis C
A photo of mothers and small children. Copyright Ā© 2025 Burger/Phanie/Science Photo Library
From the paper: Figure 2 Estimated mean trajectories of SMFQ, by location and gender
Cover image of blue sky and mountains by Jhoan Jaramillo, age 8 years
A snapshot of the print version of the April editorial "America's children deserve a credible plan for better health"
Figure 4 Change in prevalence of airflow limitation severity with age and its transitional patterns for the improvement in airflow obstruction trajectory (A) and worsening airflow obstruction trajectory (B)
The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal cover for Volume 9, Issue 3, March 2025 with a child's painting of pink, yellow, white and blue starfish on a blue sea background. Cover image by El Mar by Antony Chasoy, age 5 years
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