Child Healthcare
1. An unhealthy mother has grave effects on the child
2. For physical and mental development, the first two years are very crucial in child’s ife.
3. A woman must deliver in a hospital where she and the child get proper care and rest
Nutrition and Growth Chart
1. Be aware of the normal weight gain of a child by maintaining their growth chart
2. A child bom 3 kg should grow up by 6 kg by its fith month
3. A low birth weight child, below 25 kg, requires special care and nutritious diet
immunization
Immunise you child from seven deadly diseases
1. Immediately after birth, vitamin K Injection must be given followed by BCG shot and polio drops.
2. During week 6, 10 and 14 hepatitis B (or Pentavalent), DPT whooping cough tetanus and measles vaccines should be
administered HIV, pneumonia and meningitis shot should be taken at right times
3. At 9 months a vitamin C shot, booster and second dose of measles should be given
