Writing in the journal - The Archives of Disease in Childhood, they warn that grapes are the third most common cause of death among under-fives who die in food-related choking incidents.
Because of their softeness and shape, whole grapes can block the 'small, tight' airway of a young child.
They say that a lack of awareness among parents, carers and health professionals that grapes should be cut up before being given to children, could be putting under-fives at risk.
The doctors advise that if giving children foods like grapes, as well as cherry tomatoes, they be chopped in half and ideally quartered.
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