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Birthmarks - Episode 31

I am a Health Visitor
I am a Health Visitor
Episode • Nov 20, 2018 • 45m
Do you know the difference between vascular and pigmented birthmarks? The red flags to look out for?

This week Amy and Jen have pulled together information about birthmarks we might see in practice, how and why they might be treated and what we should document about them.

Here are the resources we used and mentioned during the podcast, apologies for sound/interruptions from kids (it was a Saturday morning!).

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Resources:

https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/conditions-and-treatments/general-medical-conditions/birthmarks

https://ihv.org.uk/news-and-views/news/childhood-tumour-trust-resource-body-map-for-birth-marks/

http://www.bad.org.uk/shared/get-file.ashx?id=238&itemtype=document

https://www.changingfaces.org.uk

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/birthmarks/