In a report measuring improvements in child health, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) says that it is "disappointed and gravely concerned" by a lack of progress by the government in reducing child poverty and tackling inequality, which are indicators of poor health.
The RCPCH says that falls over the last 100 years in infant mortality have stalled and could be "catastrophic" by 2030 unless progress is made.
The UK's impending exit from the European Union (EU) is another threat to child health as it threatens to undermine access to medicines, treatments and investment in research, adds the report.
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