There is a lot to bed said for maternal instinct. When there is something a miss, many mums say they just know. But too often, mothering instinct is dismissed by the medical profession.
But new recommendations released in the UK say that when monitoring sick children, doctors should listen to parents more closely.
NHS Improvement, an organisation responsible for monitoring NHS trusts, found that children in hospital can deteriorate quickly if their condition isn't picked up and treated quickly.
In some cases, this has led to severe illness and even death. In fact, research shows that 26 per cent of preventable deaths occurred because of inadequate monitoring.
Dr Mike Durkin, NHS national director for patient safety, told The Huffington Post UK that parents often feel like they can't speak up.
"Too often, parents with unwell children aren't encouraged enough by medical staff to raise concerns about their child's care or wellbeing, and worry about 'potential time-wasting' with any repeated concerns," he says.
"Time and time again – and in some cases tragically too late – we see that some children could have received better care if healthcare providers worked with parents to understand and treat deterioration in health."
Dr Dunkin also notes that there have been "far too many cases" of failure to treat sepsis, the body's response to infection. He says that this highlights the "sad and frustrating instances" of parents repeatedly flagging concerns about their children.
"Sepsis is a leading cause of deterioration in children, but there are many other causes that can have equally tragic consequences if not paid attention to."
Dr Dunkin also said the framework will engage parents and families from admission to discharge.
Louise Whittle, fundraising manager at the Parents' Association for Seriously Ill Children, welcomed the program.
"Parents need to trust their gut instinct when seeking medical help for their child," she told HuffPost UK.
"They have 'expert' knowledge of what is 'normal' or 'abnormal' behaviour and it is vital that the clinical team respect and listen to them, treating this parental knowledge with the same importance as test results and opinions of doctors and nurses.
"They deserve this right and need to be treated in such a way that they have the confidence to act in their child's best interests."
Although we don't have the same guidelines in Australia yet, parents can take comfort in the fact that parental instinct has been championed.
It just goes to show that when it comes to our kids' health, mums and dads know best.