The first 1000 days refers to the time needed for a child to grow from conception to the second birthday. It is a time of rapid change. During this period, the architecture of the developing brain is very open to the influence of relationships and experiences (Shonkoff et al., 2016). Early experiences affect the nature and quality of the brain’s developing architecture by reinforcing some syn…
The Child and Adolescent Health Service and the WA Country Health Service acknowledge Aboriginal people of the many traditional lands and language groups of Western Australia.We acknowledge the wisdom of Aboriginal Elders both past and present, and pay respect to Aboriginal communities of today. Your child health nurse appointments are a great opportunity to discuss your toddler’s health and …
It is a worrying fact that many toddlers in the UK today aren’t getting the nutrients they need. Iron deficiency anaemia still affects many toddlers and the cause in the vast majority of cases is poor diet. But while toddlers aren’t eating enough of some foods, they are eating too much of others. Data shows that 15 per cent of two to four year olds are now obese, while a further 10 per cent…
When you think about infants and toddlers, what words and images come to mind? William James imagined infants as experiencing a “blooming, buzzing confusion” (James, 1890). More recent and more accurate images consider infants and toddlers as young scientists making sense of their world as they actively engage with it (Gopnik, 2012; Gopnik, Meltzoff & Kuhl, 1999). The goal of this section i…
This pocket book consists of guidelines on triage, assessment & classification of illness severity, criteria for admission, and inpatient management of the major causes of childhood morbidity & mortality such as pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria, severe acute malnutrition, meningitis, HIV, TB and neonatal conditions. The guidelines target management ofthe seriously ill newborn or child in the first …
The Panel on Antiretroviral Therapy and Medical Management of Children Living With HIV has reviewed and updated three sections of the Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Pediatric HIV Infection that are developed in collaboration with the Panel on Treatment of HIV in Pregnancy and Prevention of Perinatal Transmission (the Panels). These sections have been revised to include new d…
This edition has undergone major revisions and updates. The Standard Treatment Manual steering committee broadened the content included in these chapters, reflective of the increased capacity of health workers. Specific updates include a greater focus on communication and referral pathways, transfer and admission guidelines. Pharmacy and medicine administration instructions have been expanded, …