Road map to health: infancy and childhood

Road map to health: infancy and childhood

1. Newborn

   • Full term : 39 weeks to 40 weeks.
   • Preterm:37 weeks to 38 weeks

2. Dehydration

   • Causes
     • Burns
     • Hemorrhage
     • Vomiting
     • Diarrhea
   • Types
     • Severe
       • Saline solutionn intravenously
     • Mild
       • ORS(Oral rehydration solution)

3. Immunization

   • Initial immunization
   • Immunization schedule
   • Booster vaccination

4. Postnatal visits

   • Developmental milestones up to 4 years
     • Social
     • Motor
     • Language and cognitive
   • Abnormalities
     • Tantrum
     • Congenital anomalies
     • Hyperactivity
     • Infantile colic

5. Dentition

   • development and arrangement of teeth
     • Primary teeth
       • Erupt at 6-10 months after birth and shed and different times during childhood
     • Permenant teeth

6. Infant nutrition

   • Nutrition needed
     • Proteins fats vitamins minerals
   • weaning
     • Use of other nutrients sources
     • deprivation of breast milk
     • Starts at 6 months and ends by 2 year

7. After birth

   • Use of growth charts
     • To assess the baby's growth
   • Apgar score
     • Done at 1 and 5 minutes
       • At 1 min to assess how the child health with birth
       • At 5 mins to assess how the child is dealing outside of the womb
     • Appearance Pulse Grimace Activity Respiration
     • Low apgar score
       • Fluid in the airway
       • Difficult birth
       • C-section

8. BFHI

   • BfHI
     • Baby friendly hospital initiative
       • Supports breastfeeding
       • Rooming-in of the baby and the mother