The pediatrician's role in the first thousand days of the child: the pursuit of healthy nutrition and development

Abstract

The pediatrician, together with other professionals, can act by promoting actions emphasizing the concept of the first 1000 days to ensure healthy nutrition and development. Focusing on actions in this period may increase the child's chance of having a healthy and productive life in the future, strengthening family and community ties, helping to break the intergenerational cycle of poverty.

Nutrition Transition in Africa: Consequences and Opportunities

“…The immediate effect of poor nutrition during the early years of a child is morbidity and mortality and, delayed cognitive, social-emotional and motor development (da Cunha, Leite, & de Almeida, 2015), While the long-term effects include impairment in, intellectual ability, work capacity, reproductive outcomes and overall health during adolescence and adulthood (da Cunha et al, 2015). Infants born to undernourished mothers are likely to be undernourished as well at birth and if they experience rapid weight gain in childhood, they are much more likely to suffer from diabetes and cardiovascular diseases later in life than children who were not undernourished at birth (Victora et al, 2008).…”

The Prevalence of Chronic Diseases in Children who Have Undergone Critical Periods with A Different Severity of Organ Dysfunction in the Neonatal Period: A Retrospective Cohort Study

“…В последние десятилетия все больше оснований получает концепция «первых 1000 дней» [3] о ведущей роли стартовых этапов онтогенеза в происхождении отсроченной патологии. Неонатальный период является критическим для развития нервной системы, и воздействие повреждающих факторов в этот период (гипоксия, ишемия, инфекция) значительно увеличивает риск возникновения заболеваний нервной системы и психических расстройств [4][5][6].…”

“…Хронические заболевания у детей дошкольного возраста, перенесших в неонатальном периоде критические состояния: одноцентровое когортное исследование 1 Южно-Уральский государственный медицинский университет, Челябинск, Российская Федерация 2 Национальный медицинский исследовательский центр здоровья детей, Москва, Российская Федерация 3 Российский национальный исследовательский медицинский университет имени Н.И. Пирогова, Москва, Российская Федерация Е.Н.…”

<b> Amamentação na primeira hora de vida em uma instituição com iniciativa hospital amigo da criança/ Breastfeeding in the first hour of life at an institution with the baby-friendly hospital initiative

“…Anualmente, mais de 2,6 milhões de crianças morrem nos primeiros 28 dias de vida (período neonatal) e a maioria dessas mortes ocorre em países pobres (1) . Entretanto, a promoção do Aleitamento Materno (AM) tem sido apontada como uma estratégia de baixo custo que favorece a saúde infantil e evita a morbimortalidade, principalmente no período neonatal (1,2) .…”

“…Entretanto, a promoção do Aleitamento Materno (AM) tem sido apontada como uma estratégia de baixo custo que favorece a saúde infantil e evita a morbimortalidade, principalmente no período neonatal (1,2) .…”