"TO ASSESS THE DEVELOPMENT DELAY IN MILESTONE AT 15-18 MONTHS OF LIFE IN BABIES WITH HISTORY OF DELAYED CRY AT BIRTH”
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Keywords
Developmental delay, Delayed cry, Milestones, Antecedent
Abstract
Introduction:
Development is the process of growing and gaining skills needed to function well in society. When a child doesn’t reach certain growth milestones at the right age, it is called developmental delay. Developmental delays present a major concern in pediatric health, affecting motor, cognitive, and language domains. A delayed cry at birth, often associated with perinatal distress, has been proposed as a potential predictor of later developmental issues
Aim and objective:
To determine the prevalence of developmental delay in milestones at 15 to 18 months of babies attending well baby clinic and antecedent history of delayed cry at the time of birth.
Material and methods:
The present observational study was conducted in Paediatric outpatient department of Acharya Shri Chander College of Medical Sciences and Hospitals and included a total of 200 study subjects. The data was collected with the help of a structured clinical pro-forma. The collected data was recorded in Microsoft Excel sheet and statistical analysis was done with the help of SPSS version 21.0.
Result:
In our study out of 200 study subjects aged between 15months to 18months who attended well baby clinic and immunisation, the majority of the study subjects were aged between 15 to 16 months (48%) and 18 study subjects were found to have developmental delay on the basis of screening chart (TDSC). Out of 18 subjects 10 (55.6%) were male and 8 (44.4%) were females with male to female ratio was 1.25:1 and out of these 18 subjects, 15 (83.3%) were reported with delayed cry at the time of birth as compared to immediate cry which is seen in 3 (16.7%).
Conclusion:
It is concluded that delayed cry at the time of birth is a risk factor for developmental delay in milestones.
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Dr Wajid Rana
M.D. PEDIATRICS, Assistant professor, Department of Paediatrics Ascoms
Dr Jabeena Banoo
M.D. OBS & GYNAE Registrar department of Obs & Gynae SMGS, G.M.C Jammu
Dr. Sharvil Dhar
Junior resident (JR-2) ASCOMS Jammu
Dr. Anirudh Mahajan
Junior resident (JR-2) ASCOMS Jammu