Procedures and treatments

Preparing a child for a procedure or treatment can be an anxious occasion. Great Ormond Street Hospital have produced a number of factsheets to help explain what will happen and what to expect.

Sleep study

A sleep study is a test to see what happens to your body when it is asleep. When we are asleep, we are not usually aware of what is happening with our basic functions. For example our breathing can become laboured, we can snore or make funny movements. Th

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Somatosensory Evoked Potentials (SSEP)

This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains the procedure for a Somatosensory Evoked Potentials (SSEP) test and what to expect when your child has one.

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Speech and language development (from 12 to 24 months)

The aim of this page is to provide parents and carers with information and advice to help their child’s speech and language to develop. The leaflet explains the normal stages of early speech and language development between 12 and 24 months. It aims to he

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Speech and language development from birth to 12 months

This page explains about speech and language development from birth to 12 months and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).

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Speech and language ideas while waiting for your baby’s cleft palate surgery

If you are waiting for your child’s palate to be repaired, you might be wondering if this will affect their speech. The good news is there are plenty of things you can do at home to help with speech and language development during this time as you wait fo

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