Health of Young Infants



Health of Infants, Children and Young People, SP5 2012

Assignment 3: Child Health Assessment Report

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Health of Infants, Children and Young People, SP5 2012

Assignment 3: Child Health Assessment Report

SECTION 1: Child Health Assessment Pro Forma (500 words)

Conducted by

Date

September 13, 2012

Child's first name

Andrew

Age

10 Months

Venue of assessment

Gender

Male

PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT

Height

29 inches

Weight

20.4lbs

BMI

16.9

Temperature

37°C

Pulse

90-120

Respirations

21

Oral health (plus oral health behaviours)

Andrew's oral health is really good. He had teeth (Natal Teeth) at the time of birth. This tooth grows at the first 30 days of the birth. The oral health behaviour of the child is observed to be just fine.

DEVELOPMENT

Speech

The child's speech seems to be okay. Although at this age, the child is not able to speak, yet the childs' snivels were normal.

Interaction with the assessor

The child was calm and did not have any trouble with the assessor. Andrew was smiling and no signs of irritating behaviour were observed.

HEALTH HISTORY

Sleep pattern

Sleep pattern of the child was normal. There is no fixed schedule of Andrew's sleep. Andrew sleeps mainly in the day and mostly awakes at night creating trouble for his mom. Andrew has a habit of sleeping in the daytime and wake up whole night for feeding purposes. The sleep state of Andrew is REM (rapid eye movement sleep).

Physical activity

Motor activity of the baby in the first months of life is a powerful incentive for its development and is due to innate reflexes that are in 3 - 4 months. The physical activity of the baby seems to be Normal. His reflexes were normal and as well the physical development of head and neck was also normal.

Screen time

Since the child is only 10 months, he barely gets any screen time. It is only when the child is with his parents and they are watching Television. The average screen time is barely 2 hours a week.

Nutrition (24 hour recall)

With respect to milk, the child's parents are really conscious and they prefer feeding the baby with breast milk only. Proper solid food of Andrew started after 6 months but the child has allergies from egg so they do not bring anything concerning egg. The baby only has two teethes; natal and other can barely be seen. Chewable soft cooked vegetables and soft fruits are also being fed to the child.

Record any other comments made by the child about their general health status:

General health of the child was well and Andrew did not create any disturbance in the assessment. The child was quietly smiling is seems to be of good health. BMI is relatively low and for that, proper nutrition is essentially required.

SOCIAL HISTORY

Family Network (do not include names)

Family network include Andrew, his mother, father and a grand mother.

Family Socialisation - family activities

Since the child is only of 10 months age, its direct interaction is with the parent and the grandmother who is with ...