This is a book on paediatrics for the family physician. It deals with some of the basic concepts of human genetics and other articles illustrate some common disorders in this region with a high genetic load. It also includes a series of articles on common ailments in babies and children are included, namely, obstructive jaundice syndrome of infancy, infant and childhood deafness and speech development, the floppy infant, fits, the crying baby, the child who is said not to eat well and the child with acute respiratory tract infection.