Preventive paediatrics
- Preventive pediatrics aims at the prevention of disease in children rather than focusing on cure of disease
- By preventing disease, the child can attain it’s genetic potential
- There are 2 aspects of preventive pediatrics
- antenatal
- postnatal
- Prevention of disease can be best achieved through primary healthcare activities such as:
- growth monitoring
- promotion of breast feeding
- oral rehydration
- community feeding
- immunisation
- nutritional surveillance
- regular health checkups
