Road map to health: infancy and childhood

Newborn
1. Full term : 39 weeks to 40 weeks.
2. Preterm:37 weeks to 38 weeks
Dehydration
1. Causes
  1. Burns
  2. Hemorrhage
  3. Vomiting
  4. Diarrhea
2. Types
  1. Severe
    1. Saline solutionn intravenously
  2. Mild
    1. ORS(Oral rehydration solution)
Immunization
1. Initial immunization
2. Immunization schedule
3. Booster vaccination
Postnatal visits
1. Developmental milestones up to 4 years
  1. Social
  2. Motor
  3. Language and cognitive
2. Abnormalities
  1. Tantrum
  2. Congenital anomalies
  3. Hyperactivity
  4. Infantile colic
Dentition
1. development and arrangement of teeth
  1. Primary teeth
    1. Erupt at 6-10 months after birth and shed and different times during childhood
  2. Permenant teeth
Infant nutrition
1. Nutrition needed
  1. Proteins fats vitamins minerals
2. weaning
  1. Use of other nutrients sources
  2. deprivation of breast milk
  3. Starts at 6 months and ends by 2 year
After birth
1. Use of growth charts
  1. To assess the baby's growth
2. Apgar score
  1. Done at 1 and 5 minutes
    1. At 1 min to assess how the child health with birth
    2. At 5 mins to assess how the child is dealing outside of the womb
  2. Appearance Pulse Grimace Activity Respiration
  3. Low apgar score
    1. Fluid in the airway
    2. Difficult birth
    3. C-section
BFHI
1. BfHI
  1. Baby friendly hospital initiative
    1. Supports breastfeeding
    2. Rooming-in of the baby and the mother

Resource summary

	Created by Ahmed Ehab over 6 years ago