The rise and fall of infant reflux

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  • Published 20110607
  • ISBN: 9781921758218
  • Extent: 264 pp
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Selected for The Best Australian Science Writing 2012

AT THE DAWN of the twenty-first century Queensland infants were in the grip of an epidemic. Babies screamed, vomited and woke frequently at night. They refused to feed, arched their backs, drew up their knees. Parents were frantic: even if they could soothe the flailing fists and the little crumpled face, the minute they put their baby down, the piercing shrieks began again.

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