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1000 Points In New Born Care – Part 8

1000 Points In New Born Care

1. Normally a healthy new born baby doubles as that of its birth weight at 5 months and triples by the end of one year.
2. Subsequently every year the babies will gain hardly one or two kilos a year. That is the reason why most of the parents often complain that their child had not put on weight after the first year.
3. Babies below 1 year are called as Infants. Children up to the age of 5 years are called as Pre School children. Since the children grow fastly during Infancy their nutritional requirements, Physical growth and mental growth should be carefully monitored.
4. Giving vaccines to the Infants and preschool children are the prime duty of parents. If they fail to do so, we can say that they have failed in their duty.
5. Within one week of birth or before 3 months of age B.C.G. injection should be given. BCG injection gives protection against Tuberculosis.
6. After giving this vaccine the baby can be given bath. For instance, following any vaccination babies can be given bath. There is no restriction to give bath.
7. Within one week of delivery babies should be given polio drops for the prevention of Poliomyelitis.
8. Triple Antigen injection protects three disease namely Diphtheria, Pertussis alais whooping cough and Tetanus.
9. This injection should be given in the buttocks. The vaccine should be injected deeply in the muscles.
10. Following this DPT injection some babies may get fever. To control the fever medicine which control fever should be given.