How many children are there in the family ?
Did you have any miscarriages ?
stillbirths ?
Is there a history of illness in the relatives?
concerning your parents, yourselves, or the siblings?
PREGNANCY HISTORY. To know about this pregnancy history the doctor asks questions;
-Were you well during the pregnancy?
-Did you take any drugs during the pregnancy?
-Was he a premature baby? or was he a full-term infant?
The kind of delivery...
Was the delivery
-a normal vaginal delivery?
-a caesarian section?
-a forceps delivery?
-a vacuum extraction. (ventouse in french..)
NEONATAL HISTORY
What was the birth weight?
Were there any complications in the newborn period?
Sometimes complications happen : jaundice, anaemia, difficulty in breathing, apnea, fits, convulsions, vomiting, etc
FEEDING HISTORY
-How was the child fed? and for how long ?
bottle or breast: breast-fed; bottle-fed: Was the child breast-fed?
Were vitamine supplements given?
What formula feed did you use? Formula is a ready-made, close-up milk for babies that contains all they need.
At some point, solids are introduced...
At what age were solids introduced? six nine monts...
Is the baby a good eater? or a poor eater?
Is he a very hungry baby?
Is he a windy baby?
Are his bowel motions normal?
Was there a satisfactory weight gain in infancy?
IMMUNIZATIONS
DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES
SOCIAL HISTORY
CHILDHOOD DESEASES to be seen later on...
QUIZ
1 During pregnancy there is no need to pay attention to what you eat or drink because the placenta between the mother and the foetus is there as a prevention.
2 During pregnancy the mother must be careful to cook her meat well so as not to catch parasites such as toxoplasmosis, above all at the beginning but even until the end of it.
3 Immunizations of the mother must be complete before the beginning of the pregnancy
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