CHILD GROWTH &DEVELOPMENT HU Yan Department of Primary child care Children,s Hospital
CHILD GROWTH &DEVELOPMENT HU Yan Department of Primary Child Care Children’s Hospital
Aim 1. To master growth patterns of common used growth parameters. 2 To understand how to assess growth and development. 3. To know the important regularities of growth and development
1. To master growth patterns of common used growth parameters. 2. To understand how to assess growth and development. 3. To know the important regularities of growth and development. Aim
dEfinition Patterns of physical growth Other indices of growth Regularities of growth and development Growth assessment
•Definition •Patterns of physical growth •Other indices of growth •Regularities of growth and development •Growth assessment
Growth defined as an increase in size of body, biological growth of an organism takes place through cell multiplication this morphological growth can be measured clinically
Growth : defined as an increase in size of body, biological growth of an organism takes place through cell multiplication, this morphological growth can be measured clinically
Development is the association process of differentiation of the organism, in which growing tissues and organs take on increased complexity of function(physiological motor, cognitive, affective)
Development : is the association process of differentiation of the organism, in which growing tissues and organs take on increased complexity of function(physiological, motor, cognitive, affective)
Thus, since both processes are part of one whole the combined terms growth and development form an unitary concept that indicates the quatitative and qualitative of maturational changes of an organism
Thus, since both processes are part of one whole, the combined terms growth and development form an unitary concept that indicates the quatitative and qualitative of maturational changes of an organism
Physical growth can be assessed by various anthropometric measurements
Physical growth can be assessed by various anthropometric measurements
Weight o is composed of tissues organs systems and fluid etc. o is a common and sensitive measurement of physical growth especially for evaluating present nutrient state
• is composed of tissues, organs ,systems and fluid, etc. • is a common and sensitive measurement of physical growth, especially for evaluating present nutrient state. Weight
Age Increment Increment Weight(kg (kg (kg/y) At birth 3m 36 12m 9± 333 24m 12± 632 >2y pUberty 2kg /y
Increment (kg/y ) Increment （kg） Age Weight (kg) >2y ~Puberty 2kg /y 2 3m 6± 12m 9± 24m 12± At birth 3 3 3 6 3 3
Patterns of Weight Increment 1, The first growth spurt occurs in the first year of life(the increment is about 6kg). 2 Growth is not at the same rate in different age The increment of weight during the first 3 months is equal to that of the following 9 months 3. Yearly increments increase slowly until the onset of puberty
1、 The first growth spurt occurs in the first year of life (the increment is about 6kg). Patterns of Weight Increment 2、Growth is not at the same rate in different age : The increment of weight during the first 3 months is equal to that of the following 9 months. 3 、Yearly increments increase slowly until the onset of puberty
