Welcome to our pediatric hospital’s growth assessment services, committed to monitoring and ensuring the healthy growth and development of children. Our website provides valuable insights into the importance of growth assessments and the comprehensive services offered.

Key Services:

Routine Growth Monitoring:

  1. Height and Weight Tracking: Regular measurements to track a child’s growth patterns over time.
  2. Head Circumference: Monitoring head circumference for infants to assess brain growth.

Developmental Assessments:

  1. Assessment Tools: Utilizing growth charts and standardized measurements to compare a child’s growth against expected norms.
  2. Evaluation of Milestones: Assessing developmental milestones to ensure age-appropriate growth and progress.
Key Gross Developmental Milestones
Age Milestones
3 Months Neck Holding
5 Months Rolls over
6 Months Sits in tripod fashion (sitting with own support)
8 Months Sitting without support
9 Months Stands holding on (with support)
12 Months Creeps well; walks but falls; stands without support
15 Months Walks alone; creeps upstairs
18 Months Runs; explores drawers
2 Years Walks up and downstairs (2 feet/step); Jumps
3 Years Rides tricycle; alternate feet going upstairs
4 Years Hops on one foot; alternate feet going downstairs
Key fine motor developmental milestones
Age Milestones
4 Months Bidextrous reach (reaching out for objects with both hands)
6 Months Unidextrous reach (reaching out for objects with one hand); transfers objects
9 Months Immature pincer grasp; probes with forefinger
12 Months Pincer grasp mature
15 Months Imitates scribbling; tower of 2 blocks
18 Months Scribbles; tower of 3 blocks
2 Years Tower of 6 blocks; vertical and circular stroke
3 Years Tower of 9 blocks; copies circle
4 Years Copies cross; bridge with blocks
5 Years Copies triangle; gate with blocks
Key social and adaptive milestones
Age Milestones
2 Months Social smile (smile after being talked to)
3 Months Recognizes mother; anticipates feeds
6 Months Recognizes strangers, stranger anxiety
9 Months Waves "bye bye"
12 Months Comes when called; plays simple ball game
15 Months Jargon
18 Months Copies parents in task (e.g. sweeping)
2 Years Asks for food, drink, toilet; pulls people to show toys
3 Years Shares toys; knows full name and gender
4 Years Plays cooperatively in a group; goes to toilet alone
5 Years Helps in household tasks, dresses and undresses
Key language milestones
Age Milestones
1 Month Alerts to sound
3 Months Coos (musical vowel sounds)
4 Months Laugh loud
6 Months Monosyllables (ba, da, pa), ah-goo sounds
9 Months Bisyllables (mama, baba, dada)
12 Months 1-2 words with meaning
18 Months 8-10 word vocabulary
2 Years 2-3 word sentences, uses pronouns "I", "me", "you"
3 Years Asks questions; knows full name and gender
4 Years Says song or poem; tells stories
5 Years Asks meaning of words

Nutritional Assessments:

  1. Nutritional Guidance: Evaluating dietary habits and providing guidance for healthy nutrition to support optimal growth.
  2. Identification of Growth Issues: Identifying nutritional deficiencies impacting growth and providing appropriate interventions.

Approach:

  1. Comprehensive Evaluations: Conducting thorough assessments to track physical growth, development, and nutritional status.
  2. Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Involving pediatricians, nutritionists, and other specialists to address any concerns or growth-related issues.
  3. Parental Involvement: Engaging parents in understanding growth milestones, offering guidance, and addressing parental concerns.

Conclusion:

Our pediatric hospital’s growth assessment services focus on comprehensive monitoring and evaluation of a child’s growth and development. Through our website, families can access information about routine growth monitoring, developmental assessments, nutritional guidance, and the importance of growth assessments in ensuring children reach their full potential in a healthy and thriving manner.

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