A new study lends support to the theory that parents’ instincts about their child’s health in hospital provide valuable information. 

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Michael Page, AMA WA President, explained to Perth Today host Simon Beaumont that emergency departments are increasingly considering a parent’s gut feeling about their child’s condition, which he believes can sometimes be a more reliable indicator than traditional checks.

“If a parent is worried about their child, it does need to be taken seriously, and it does need to be properly investigated,” he said.

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