Introduction:- Facility based new born care has been identified in
treating sick child and providing support to low birth weight babies
immediately after birth. This care is crucial in determining the child
survival. Developmental milestones act as check points in a child’s development
to determine what the average child is able to do at a particular age. Facility
based care includes essential care at birth and care of sick babies which helps
infants to grow at normal rate and live a healthy life. This study was an
attempt to compare normal infants and infants admitted in FBNC units.
Methodology:- The present study was undertaken to evaluate the developmental
milestones of infants admitted in Facility based new born care also called
Special New Born Care Unit at the time of birth, in Sawai Madhopur District. Data
for infants born were taken from ASHA and AWW by investigators. The total
infants tracked for the study were 2888, 1444- admitted to FBNC and 1444 from
normal population were matched for age and gender from the same village. An
Interview schedule was formulated to collect general information. Information
related to developmental milestones like age of social smiling, neck holding,
standing etc were recorded. Results: - The results of the study indicate that
there was no significant difference in the 2 groups (FBNC and Normal) with
regard to cognitive development. Ninety percent infants in both groups gave
social smile at one month, neck holding at 3 months was seen in around 37 % in
both groups, standing with support at 9 months was seen in 22 % infants and 4 %
infants at 1 year, similarly speaking monosyllables at 9 months was around 20 %
and at 1 year it was 4 % in both the groups. Although there was no significant
difference between the 2 groups but with regard to cognitive development the
indicators were not up to the acceptable standard of development according to
age. - See more at: .
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