Abstract:
Height-for-age at 2 years is the single best predictor of human capital in a population lancet series 2003
- Babies who are malnourished in utero have a higher risk of dying in infancy
- more likely to face lifelong cognitive and physical deficits and chronic health problems.
- “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” - Albert Einstein
- Many things we need can wait. The child cannot. To him we cannot say tomorrow, his name is today
- The first exchanges of eye contact, sound and touch between you, as a mother, and the child, deepen the mother-child bond.
- Bonding triggers the connection of the wires of the child’s brain, leading to relaxation and development of intelligence. This also lays the foundation of parent-child relationship.
- Introduction to revised MCP Card (2018) by Government of India which we used in medical school helped us to implement ECD in health system
What will audience learn from your presentation?
This session will focus on the importance of First 1000 days and Nutrition and care in Pregnancy -270 days.This will also help to enlighten the Infant Young child feeding practices in 730 days and will give stimulation therapy through parenting tips by using Mother child protection card particularly in first 1000 days.The importance of right nutrition during this 1,000 day window which has a profound impact on a child’s ability to grow, learn and thrive.It has lasting effect on a country’s health and prosperity.
The audience will be able to use what they learn in their child care in practice.The faculty can replicate the research in teaching in medical school.Mother Child protection card of government of India is the practical solution for implemeation of ECD in healthe system.
