This book has been designed to provide a compact state of the art resource for graduate and postgraduate nursing students, clinical nurses, nurse practitioners and clinicians. It presents a balanced and objective description of socioeconomic and clinical problems of children and their remedies. The book describes the concepts, principles, theories, assessing and measuring of growth and development from newborn to adolescent period. The details of common childhood problem in each system like respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, neurological disorders, musculoskeletal conditions, and haematological conditions have also been dealt with management. The author also discusses pathophysiology, clinical sign and symptoms, investigations, treatment and nursing management of neonatal illnesses. This volume also examines the details on care of children with HIV/AIDS and Integrated Management of newborn and childhood illness. Written in lucid and user-friendly language the book is enriched with the following features: Twenty neonatal common health problems and interventions with their concise description, schematic presentation of pathophysiology, clinical sign and symptoms, investigations, treatment and nursing management Describe the causes, pathophysiology, complications, clinical manifestations, investigations, medical management, and nursing care of altered respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, neurological, musculoskeletal, endocrine, and haematological conditions in children. Care for oncological and HIV/AIDS conditions Straight forward and practical implications of nursing concepts so as to apply in clinical practice Colour plates and photographs to aid the explanation of concepts The book is useful for nursing midwifery students, beginners in nursing profession, clinical nurses and clinicians for quick reference. It will provide practical information that will translate easily into a variety of practice settings and serve as motivation for nurses in improving their ability to provide effective child care. The book will also be of interest to faculty who is teaching paediatric nursing, neonatology, researchers, and professionals who have been associated with nursing care management.