Children's lungs

If you’re a parent it can be tricky to know what to do when your baby or child starts coughing and their nose starts running. This information is for you!

There are lots of infections and conditions that can affect your child’s breathing and their lungs. Here you can read about your child's lungs, the different lung conditions which affect children, and read the stories of people like you.

How children’s lungs grow

This information is about the way your child’s lungs grow and develop in the womb and through childhood.

Risks to your child’s lungs

Most lung conditions are caused by genes and things that affect the lungs as they grow.

Signs of breathing problems in children

This information covers what symptoms to look out for, what they mean, and when you should ask for help.

When your child is diagnosed with a lung condition

The help and support available after your child is diagnosed with breathing problems.

Children's lung conditions

There are lots of infections and conditions that can affect your child’s breathing and their lungs. Some children’s lung conditions are similar to adult conditions, but many are very different.

Your stories

I now know what it means to take a deep breath

Laura has pectus excavatum (funnel chest). For years she tried to hide its effects, but after surgery she can now breathe deeply.

Our son’s chest infections were too frequent to be normal

Lisa’s baby son had reflux and kept getting chest infections. When he was finally diagnosed and treated for a rare condition, the change was instant.

I want to raise awareness of bronchiolitis

When Steph's twin boys caught a cold, she never imagined that one of them would end up in intensive care.

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