Table 1.

Definition of paediatric patient terms [23,24,25].

Term	Definition
Adolescent	Patient between the ages of 12 to 21 years
Child	Paediatric patient between the ages of 2 to 12 years
Infant	Paediatric patient between the ages of 0 to 24 months
Neonate	Paediatric patient from birth to 28 days of age
Preterm	Neonate born before 37 weeks of gestation
Term	Neonate born at 39 weeks of gestation
Toddler	Paediatric patient between the ages of 1 and 2 years