All infants cry - it is one of the few ways available for the young infant to communicate with the environment. It is not abnormal for infants to cry. Some parents perceive the intensity, duration or amount of crying as abnormal, and seek professional help.

In this first Community Paediatrics newsletter, produced in 1992 by the Department of Ambulatory Paediatrics, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, infant colic and breastmilk jaundice is discussed. Infant colic is a common and stressful problem for parents, and a major management challenge for health professionals. Although said to be self-limited in time, the ramifications of a...