Colic in babies - How common is it?
It's not easy to say how common colic is.
Different studies say different things. Anywhere from 1 in 20 to 4 in 20 babies get colic at some point.[1] About 1 in 6 families take their baby to see their doctor or health visitor for colic.[2]
References
- Lucassen PLBJ, Assendelft WJJ, et al Systematic review of the occurrence of infantile colic in the community.
- Lucassen PL, Assendelft WJ, Van Eijk JT, et al. Systematic review of the occurrence of infantile colic in the community. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 2001; 84: 398-403.
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