JawaPos.com – Children are not big enough, but must be healthy, qualified and cheerful. Do not let children experience Low Birth Weight (LBW), poor nutrition or malnutrition and infectious diseases such as Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI), Pneumonia, Pulmonary TB and Diarrhea.
Pediatrician at Bamed Bintaro Clinic dr. Melisa Lilisari, SpA, MKes, said there are 2 important aspects that must be considered to determine whether there are problems in child growth and development. Anything?
1. Growth Aspect
Measuring a healthy child through his physique. That includes the child’s weight, child’s height, and child’s head circumference. It is very important to do this routinely every month, especially in the first 2 years to detect growth disorders that indicate nutritional problems as early as possible, so that interventions can be carried out.
“The trick is to enter the number of weight, height, and head circumference on the growth chart according to age and gender,” he explained.
2. Developmental Aspects
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