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avoid vaginal examinations and swabs - if persistent refer to a paediatric gynaecologist 

Most newborn girls have some mucoid white vaginal discharge - disappears by 3/12

''Vulvovaginitis''
    commonest gynaecological disorder in girls
    risk factors include poor hygiene, tight clothing, lack of labial fat pads protecting vaginal orifice and lack of protective acid secretion found in the reproductive years
    bacterial (such as Gardnerella and Bacteroides) or fungal organisms may be responsible
    sexual abuse may occasionally present as vulvovaginitis
    if bloody discharge consider foreign body

''Management''
    advise about hygiene
    soothing creams may be useful
    topical antibiotics/antifungals
    oestrogen cream in resistant cases