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9 months
9 months
16 months 24 months
16-24 months 16-24 months
0 to 12 months
NEWBORN CARE
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1.7
Age in months
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
6.5
7.0
7.5
8.0
8.5
9.0
10.0
9.5
10.5
11.0
11.5
12.0
12.5
13.0
13.5
14.0
Grade IV
Grade III
Grade II
Grade I(mild)
(moderate)
(very severe)
(severe)
Normal
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
ARI
Care During Illness
Growth Chart
DPT
12 to 24 months
Have your child weighed at the AW centre regularly
Use cold/wet sponge on the forehead and limbs during high fever and take the child to the health center
If the child has rapid and/ or difficult breathing, take the child to the health center
Breastfeed more often�Give extra fluids�Give ORS�Continue to give normal diet �If loose motions do not stop, take the child to the health center�
1 1/2 months
B.C.G.1 1/2 months 2 1/2 months 3 1/2 months
Polio -1 Polio -2 Polio -3
1 1/2 months 2 1/2 months 3 1/2 months
DPT-1 DPT-2 DPT-3
Hepatitis B-1 Hepatitis B-2 Hepatitis B-3
30 months 36 months
(24 to 36 months)Polio
Vitamin A
Vitamin A
Vitamin A Vitamin A Vitamin A
Talk to the �AWW/ANM �immediately
Feed
ing,
pla
ying
and
com
mun
icat
ing
with
the
child
ren
help
s th
em g
row
and
dev
elop
wel
l
Con
tinue
bre
astfe
edin
g du
ring
illne
ssT
he c
hild
nee
ds e
xtra
food
afte
r ill
ness
Alw
ays
use
iodi
zed
salt
for
the
fam
ily
Do
not s
top
�br
east
feed
ing
�yo
ur c
hild
1 t
o 2
ye
ars
Con
tinue
to o
ffer
a w
ide
varie
ty o
f foo
ds �
in
clud
ing
fam
ily fo
ods-
suc
h as
ric
e / �
�
c
happ
ati,
vege
tabl
es, y
ello
w fr
uits
, pul
ses
�
and
milk
pro
duct
s�F
eed
the
child
abo
ut 5
tim
es a
day
�F
eed
from
a s
epar
ate
bow
l and
mon
itor
�
how
muc
h th
e ch
ild e
ats�
�
Ask
you
r ch
ild s
impl
e qu
estio
ns.�
Res
pond
to y
our
child
's a
ttem
pts�
to ta
lk.Giv
e yo
ur c
hild
thin
gs to
�st
ack
up &
to p
ut in
to�
cont
aine
rs a
nd ta
ke o
ut.
Exp
ress
wan
ts Wal
k w
ell
Put
3 p
ebbl
es in
a c
up
Aro
und
1 1/
2 ye
ars
mos
t chi
ldre
n ca
n
Imita
te h
ouse
hold
wor
k
Say
one
oth
er w
ord
Aro
und
2 ye
ars
mos
t chi
ldre
n ca
n
Sta
nd o
n on
e fo
ot w
ith h
elp
do
g
2 t
o 3
ye
ars
Con
tinue
to fe
ed fa
mily
food
s 5
�
tim
es a
day
�H
elp
the
child
feed
her
self
/ �
�
him
self�
Sup
ervi
se fe
edin
g��
Hel
p yo
ur c
hild
cou
nt a
nd�
com
pare
thin
gs; m
ake
sim
ple�
toys
for
your
chi
ld.
Enc
oura
ge y
our
child
to ta
lk &
�re
spon
d to
you
r ch
ild's
que
stio
ns.�
Teac
h yo
ur c
hild
sto
ries,
son
gs, �
and
gam
es.
Poi
nt to
4 b
ody
part
s Fee
d se
lf sp
illin
g lit
tle
Nam
e on
e co
lour
cor
rect
ly
Aro
und
2 1/
2 ye
ars
mos
t chi
ldre
n ca
n
Cop
y &
dra
w s
trai
ght l
ine
Nam
e 3
out o
f 4 o
bjec
ts
Was
h ha
nds
by h
erse
lf
Aro
und
3 ye
ars
mos
t chi
ldre
n ca
n
Measles
Keep the child warm�
Start breastfeeding immediately after birth, �
give nothing else not even water�
Do not bathe child for first 7 days�
Keep the child away from people who are sick�
Weigh your child at birth�
Give special care if child is less than 2.5 kg.�
� DANGER SIGNS�SEE HEALTH WORKER
Weak suck or refuses to breastfeed�
Baby unable to cry/difficult breathing�
Yellow palms and soles�
Cold to touch�
Convulsions
Dangerous
Very dangerous
Growth Indicators�Good
1 kg�
500 gms�
100 gms
Wh
at y
ou
can
do
Wh
at y
ou
can
do
Wh
at c
hild
ren
can
do
Wh
at c
hild
ren
can
do
� �
Fever
Diarrhoea
1 t
o 2
ye
ars
2 t
o 3
ye
ars
If t
he
child
see
ms
slo
w, i
ncr
ease
fee
din
g, t
alki
ng
an
d p
layi
ng
. If
the
child
is s
till
slo
w, t
ake
the
child
to
a d
oct
or
Fee
din
g
Fee
din
g
Birt
h W
eigh
tW
eigh
t in
Kilo
gram
s
Grade IV
Grade III
Grade II
Grade I
Normal
