a brief notes on post natal growth and development and example on how to present the statistics of a child about the child's post natal growth

1. POSTNATAL GROWTH &
DEVELOPMENT

2. DEFINITION
• GROWTH
The term growth denotes a net increasein the size,or
mass of the tissue. It islargelyattributedto
multiplicationof cellsand increase in the
intracellularsubstance.

3. According to Liebert, Poulos and
Marmor (1979)
• Development refers to a process of change ingrowth and
capability over time, as function of both maturation and
interactionwith theenvironment.

5. POSTNATAL GROWTH
• Postnatalgrowth – growth occuring afterbirth.
Componentsof Postnatalgrowth
• General growth
• Lymphoid growth
• Neural growth
• Genitalgrowth

6. FACTORS AFFECTING POST NATAL
PERIOD
• Sex
• IUGR
• Genetic factors
• Hormonal influences
• Nutrition
• Infections
• Chemical agents
• Traumate
Socioeconomic level
Poverty
Natural resources
Climate
Emotional factors
Cultural factors
Parental education
SOCIAL
Sex
IUGR
Genetic factors
Hormonal influences
Nutrition
Infections
Chemical agents
Trauma
GENERAL

7. CHILD
NAME : TEJASRI
AGE : 1 Year 9 months
GENDER : Female

8. CHILD PARTICULARS
S.NO PARTICULAR DETAILS
1 Name Tejasri
2 Age & Sex 1 year 9 months
female
3 Date of Birth &
Birth weight
27-04-2013
3.3 kg
4 Birth Order & Birth Interval 2 & 4 years
5 Place Of Delivery Hospital
6 Present illness
History of past illnesses
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Fever

9. DENTITION
• There are 6 upper teeth and 6 lower teeth-
a) incisor teeth - 4 + 4
b) first molar - 2 + 2
Dentition formula - 2 0 0 1
2 0 0 1

10. INFANT FEEDING PRACTICES
• Colostrum : Given
• Pre-Lacteal feed : Not given
• Duration of breast : Continuing
feeding
• Complementary : After 6 months
feeding
• Food items given at the : Liquid Starch,
time of weaning juices

11. MILESTONES

13. DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES
Gross Motor :
The child is able to walk without support
and climb the stairs up & down.
She is also able to run for a small distance.
Fine Motor :
The child is able to point more than 3 body
parts on her or on her mother.
She is able to hold a biscuit with a definite
pincer grasp.

14. The child is able to climb
up the stairs without
support

15. Language :
The child is able to speak more than 10 words
other than mamma and papa.
Social :
The child responds to name and some basic
sentences and smiles at person smiling at her .
She is also waving her hand to say bye-bye.

16. ANTHROPOMETRY
PARAMETER OBSERVED EXPECTED REMARKS
WEIGHT(kg) 9.5 kg 9-14 kg Weight of the
child is normal
HEIGHT(cm) 81 cm 75-87 cm Height of the
child is normal
MID-ARM CIRC.(cm) 14 cm 14 -16 cm Normal
HEAD CIRC.(cm) 47.5 cm 47-49 cm Normal
CHEST CIRC.(cm) 49 cm More than head
Circ.
Normal

17. MID-ARM CIRCUMFERENCE HEAD CIRCUMFERENCEHEIGHT MEASUREMENT
ANTHROPOMETRY

18. HEIGHT/LENGTH – 81 cm

19. Weight : 9.5 kg

20. SUMMARY
• The child (Tejasri – 1 year 9 months old girl) is
in normal ranges for weight and height.
• Pre-lacteal feed is not given and she has been
fed only on mother’s milk in the initial stages.
• Developmental milestones (gross motor , fine
motor , language and social ) are consistent
with age.
• No present illness is seen and immunisation
schedule is being followed.

21. INTERVENTIONS
The nutritionalneeds of thechild should be welllooked at.
An adequateand balanced diet should be provided to the
child whichensures the proper growth & development of the
child.
Regularvisits to the healthcentre for follow up on
immunisationschedule and nutritionalstatusmonitoringis
advised.

22. Developmental Milestones achieved
should be well noticed to measure the
growth of the child

23. THANK YOU
 Nihal
 Nikhil
 Nishant
 Pallavi
 Naveen
 Praveen
 Priyanjali
 Rachna
 Priyanka
 Ramkumar
 Rakesh