Final Flashcards
Infancy
First year of life (birth-12 months)
Early infancy
0-6 months
Later infancy
6-12 months
Newborn development
- hear and move in response to familiar sounds (exposed to mothers voice in utero)
- subtle cues for hunger and satiety
- strong reflexes, especially suckle and root, within hrs. after birth
- reflexes replaced by purposeful movement
CNS development in newborns
- begins in utero
- CNS immature when first born
- evolves in complexity in first year
Reflex
automatic response triggered by specific stimulus
Rooting reflex
infant turns head toward the cheek that is touched
Suckle
reflex causing tongue to move forward and backward
- sometimes triggered by smell of breast milk
5 domains of development
- Motor
- Sensory
- Cognitive/mental
- Language and communication
- Social, adaptive, emotional
Motor development
refers to ability to control voluntary muscle movement
- influenced by sensory system
- gross and fine
- crawl/turn over
- ability to focus
Sensory development
refers to responding to information from environment
Cognitive/mental development
refers to development of brain through interaction with environment
Language and communication
refers to development of ability to communicate
- can’t express but can communicate very early
Social, adaptive, and emotional development
refers to development of responding to other people, gaining a sense of their own abilities and relationships
Development occurs…
in a predictable sequence like building blocks
- stages are interrelatable
Intrinsic influence
refers to development of things you can’t necessarily see
- child’s health (nutrition)
- brain function
- temperament
Extrinsic influence
factors such as family, environment, cultural norms
The development of motor control starts with?
Head and trunk control then lower legs
- top down
- central to extremities
Motor control development influences?
Ability to be fed, feed self and amount of energy expended
Sensorimotor
refers to knowledge of world limited to sensory perception and motor activity
For infants, the _____ is an important source of stimulation and pleasure
mouth
- allows development of cognitive skill
- sensorimotor skills
- develop ability to speak
- move tongue properly
- say words
Feeding tubes in early infancy can interrupt…
Development and have long term negative consequences
Digestive system development
- gut functional at birth (can digest fat, protein, simple sugars)
- 6 months required for GI tract maturation
- as infant ages levels of digestive enzymes expand
- speed of stomach emptying increases
- peristalsis becomes more consistent
Feeding skills development
- infants born with reflexes and food intake regulatory mechanism
- inherent preference for sweet taste
Reflexes fade and infant begins to purposely signal wants and needs at?
4-6 weeks
Tongue moves side to side, teeth arrive, and can swallow pureed foods and hold bottle at?
4-6 months
Self feeding with hands or spoon, munching and biting skills, lumpy and chopped foods, drinking from open cup at?
9-12 months
Energy needs from birth to 6 months
108 kcal/kg/day
Energy needs from 6 to 12 months
98 kcal/kg/day
Energy needs for babies born prematurely
120 kcal/kg/day
Energy needs in first 6 months of life are…
higher per pound than any other time of life
- supports so much growth and development
Factors that influence caloric needs for infant
- weight
- growth rate
- sleep/wake cycle
- temperature and climate
- metabolic response to food
- health status
Warmer climates nurse…
more
Growth spurts typically happen at
3 weeks and 3 months
Growth spurts does NOT signal…
a need for solid foods or formula if breastfeeding
Protein needs from birth to 6 months
2.2g/kg/day
Protein needs from 6 to 12 months
1.6g/kg/day
Premie protein needs if growth or digestion are not affected
1.52 g/kg
Premie protein needs required for preterm or recovery from illness
3.0 - 3.5 g/kg
Premie protein needs for extremely low birth weight
4.0 g/kg
Hydrolyzed protein or single amino acid formulas may be used for
preemies or sick infants
Fat needs from birth to 12 months
AI about 30 g/day
Infants need ____ for _____ development
cholesterol; brain
Breastmilk contains about ___% calories from fat
55
CHO needs from birth to 6 months
60 g/day
CHO needs from 6-12 months
95 g/day
Metabolic rate of infants is…
highest of any time after birth
- related to rapid growth and high proportion of muscle
Fluoride for infants
supplement at 6 months unless provided with fluoridated water
Vitamin D for infants
breastfed babies need supplement of 400IU from birth until 1 year of age
Iron requirements for birth to 6 months
0.27 mg/day
Iron requirements for 6 months to 12 months
11 mg/day
Anemia is uncommon in infants because of:
- prenatal iron stores of mother
- high bioavailability in breastmilk
Whole, reduced fat or skim cow’s milk should not be used before…WHY?
9 months of age
- iron deficiency anemia linked to early introduction of cow’s milk
Health Canada infant recommendations
- support breastfeed up to 2 years and beyond
- no cow’s milk before 9 months (unless whole milk)
- complementary feeding to start at 6 months
- gradually increase frequency of complementary feedings
- no honey before 1 year
- progress in textures gradually
- allergens
- consider food safety and choking hazards
Progress in textures
pureed –> lumpy –>mashed –> diced
- lumpy foods offered no later than 9 months
No evidence that introducing any allergen has an increased risk of developing an allergy after
6 months
- offer no more than 1 potential allergen at time and wait at least 2 days before introducing another
Foods that could choke infants
- popcorn
- peanuts
- raisins
- stringy meats
- gum and gummy textured candies
- hot dogs
- hard fruits or vegetables
Recommendations for 6 to 9 months
- increasing textured foods
- slowly increase amount based on infant’s appetite
- should be eating 3 meals with breast/formula feeds
Recommendations for 9 to 12 months
- move towards diced soft foods
- increase texture to encourage chewing
- encourage self feeding and eating family foods
Expectations for 12 months
- general pattern of 3 meals and 3 snacks
- slow self weaning as increase solid food intake (about 2 milk feedings/day)
- solids increase in amount progressing towards table foods with some modification
Hungry feedings cues
- watches food being prepared
- reaches for food, spoon
- tight fists
- irritation if pace too slow or stops
Full feedings cues
- plays with food, utensils
- slows pace of eating
- turns away from spoon
- tries to get out of high chair
- stops eating
- spits out food
Why assess physical growth in infants?
Reflects:
- nutritional adequacy
- health status
- economic and environmental adequacy
How do we assess physical growth in infants?
- weight
- height/length
- head circumference
Infant/child weight and height must be interpreted in context of
age and gender
How do we interpret growth in infants?
percentile rankings
- child weighs the same or more than 95% of reference population
- child weighs less than 5% of reference population
Who is reference population when referring to percentiles?
WHO studied children from 6 countries:
Brazil, Ghana, India, Norway, Oman, USA
- based on standard measurements of babies
- based on an exclusively breastfed population
Difference between infant growth charts used in CA (WHO) and USA (CDC)
- CDC based charts describe how children have grown in past
- WHO describe how children should grow
Interpretation of growth data
Measures over time identify change in growth progress and whether there is a need for an intervention
Warning signs for infant intervention
- loss of weight or length gain
- plateau in weight or length for > 1 month
- drop in weight without regain in a few weeks
- fast gain in weight
concern for underweight in infants
less than 3rd percentile for weight for age
concern of stunting in infant
less than 3rd percentile for height for age
concern of wasting in infant
less than 3rd percentile for weight for length
risk of overweight in infant
weight for length greater than 85th percentile
overweight infant
weight for length greater than 97th percentile
obese infant
weight for length greater than 99.9th percentile
small or large head for infant
head circumference less than 3rd or greater than 97th percentile
WHO charts can be used as growth indicator for premies only if…
infant’s body weight is greater than 2500 g
For premies, catch up growth can take…
1-3 years
Using growth chart for premies need to correct
for gestational age
Correcting for gestational age
- subtract gestational age from 40 weeks
- divide by 4 to get months
- subtract that amount from current age
What is the gestational adjusted age for a 9 month old infant born at 32 weeks of age
7 months
Low birth weight is…
- an indicator of general health of newborns
- a key determinant of growth, health and development
Low birth weight infants are at…
greater risk of dying during the first year of life, and of developing chronic health problems
What percentage children less than 4 years of age have a food allergy?
6-8%
Common allergy symptoms in infants
respiratory or skin rashes
Treating allergies in infants
may consist of baby formula with hydrolyzed proteins
Food avoidance/postponement may lead to…
decreased nutritional adequacy and limit variety
___________ for infants at risk of allergies
Breastmilk
Oral tolerance induction
The idea of slow sensitization especially for milk, soy, egg and wheat
- overcome risk of allergy by consuming tiny but increasing portions of the food
- train immature immune system
- shown to help prevent certain allergies
Between the ages of 1 to 3 years
toddlers
Between the ages of 3 to 5
preschoolers
Toddler stage characterized by
rapid increase in gross and fine motor skills
Preschool stage characterized by
- increasing autonomy
- broader social circumstances
- increasing language skills
- expanding self control
Health Canada recommendations for young children
- serve small nutritious meals and snacks each day
- do not restrict nutritious foods because of allergen potential
- offer variety form all 4 food groups
- satisfy thirst with water
- respect children’s ability to determine how much food to eat
- be patient
- be a good role model
- organize fun physical activities
Toddlers and preschoolers have small stomachs so
they need to eat small amounts of food more often throughout the day
Children need a total of ___ of milk every day to help meet their requirement of vit. D
2 cups
Equation for estimating energy requirements for 13 to 36 months
89 x (child weight in kg) - 100 + 20 kcal - account for age, gender, height, weight, physical activity level
Most Canadian toddlers/preschoolers _______ recommendations
Meet or exceed
RDA for protein for children 1 to 3 years
1.1 g/kg/day
RDA for protein for children 4 to 8 years
0.9 g/kg/day
Most toddlers and preschool-age children have adequate vitamin and mineral consumption except for
- iron
- calcium
- vit. D
What nutritional factors put preschoolers at risk for iron deficiency
- high milk consumption
- low iron diet
RDA for iron for children 1 to 3 years
7 mg/day
RDA for iron for children 4 to 8 years
10 mg/day
Approximately ____% of children aged 1 to 5 years have iron deficiency anemia in Canada
3.5 to 10.5%
Much higher iron deficiency anemia where in Canada and why?
Northern Ontario First Nation communities
- due to high consumption of evaporated milk and cow’s milk at 6 months of age an prolonged breastfeeding without sufficient supplementation
- don’t necessarily have access to good dietary sources
Iron deficiency anemia in children may cause
delays in cognitive development and behavioural disturbances
Preventing iron deficiency anemia in children
- limit milk consumption to 2 cups per day
- provide iron rich foods
- Canadian Task Force on Periodic Health Examination recommends that all high risk infants be screened at 6 and up to 12 months
Treating iron deficiency anemia
- iron supplements
- counselling with parents
- repeat screening
- micronutrient powders (sprinkles)
RDA for calcium for children 1 to 3 years
700 mg/day
RDA for calcium for children 4 to 8 years
1000 mg/day
Ensure adequate calcium intake in children through:
- milk and milk alternatives
- dark green vegetables
- fish with soft bones that are eaten
RDA for vitamin D for 1 to 8 years
600 IU
Approximately ___% of Canadian children deficient in vit. D
20
Feeding behaviours of toddlers
- rituals are common
- may have strong preferences and dislikes
- food jags are common
- imitate parents and siblings
May take up to how many exposures before toddler accepts food?
8 to 10
What is not a good way to get kids to eat vegetables?
- clean your plate
- using food as reward
- heavy restriction of less healthy
Development of feedings skills of preschool aged children
- can use fork, spoon, and cup
- temper tantrums occur less frequently
- foods should be cut into bite sized pieces
- adult supervision required
Beginning at age 3, DRI equations for estimating a child’s energy requirements are based on child’s:
- age
- height
- weight
- activity level
- gender
On average toddlers gain?
8 oz. per month
What percentage of children aged 2-5 are overweight/obese?
13%
On average preschoolers gain?
4 lbs. per year
WHO definition of obese children aged 2 to 5
BMI greater than 97th percentile for age and gender
WHO definition of overweight children aged 2 to 5
BMI greater than 85th percentile for age and gender
Toddlers and preschoolers should obtain ___ minutes of any intensity physical activity per day
180
Interpersonal and environmental considerations for toddlers and preschoolers
- child care
- neighbourhood environment
- family influence
- peers
- parenting style
- media
Parenting and feeding styles
- authoritarian
- indulgent
- neglectful
- authoritative
Authoritarian
control child eating, restricting food, forcing other food
Indulgent
minimal guidance/structure, child eats whenever and whatever
Neglectful
parenting is absent, foods available may be inadequate/inappropriate
Authoritative
balanced approach
- parent determines what is offered
- child determines what is eaten
Low warmth and high demandingness
Authoritarian
High warmth and low demandingness
Indulgent
Low warmth and demandingness
Neglectful
High warmth and demandingness
Authoritative
Authoritarian style parenting ___ times more likely to obese compared to authoritative
4
Indulgent and neglectful style parenting __ times more likely to be obese compared to authoritative
2
Canadian guidelines for screen time for children 0 to 2 years
No screen time
Canadian guidelines for screen time for children 2 to 4 years
under 1 hour per day
Each 1 hour increment in TV viewing associated with
- higher intakes of sugar-sweetened beverages, fast food, red and processed meat, total energy intake, and percent energy intake from trans fat
- lower intakes of fruit, vegetables, calcium, and dietary fiber
Marketing influence on child nutrition
- commercials during child programming
- fast food predominates sponsorship, even for ad free television
- characters, give aways
- child oriented food products
Goal for overweight and obesity in toddlers and preschoolers
maintain weight while increasing height
- weight loss typically not recommended (don’t exceed 1 pound per month)
- not time to restrict food
Treatment guidelines for overweight and obesity in toddlers and preschoolers
Stage 1: prevention plus
- behaviour change and more frequent follow up
Stage 2: structured weight management
- planned diet/eating, logs to monitor behaviour, monthly follow up
Stage 3: comprehensive multidisciplinary intervention
- more intensive intervention, multiple health professionals, weekly follow up visits