TRAINING KIT OF WEIGHT ADJUSTABLE MANNEQUINS AND CUSTOMISED NEONATAL GROWTH MONITORING CHARTS

摘要

TRAINING KIT OF WEIGHT ADJUSTABLE MANNEQUINS AND CUSTOMISED NEONATAL GROWTH MONITORING CHARTS is a training kit for health workers consisting of four patterns of neonatal growth monitoring charts and four mannequins corresponding to four birth weight groups namely Group I – 1000gm to 1499gm Group II 1500gm to 1999gm Group III 2000gm to 2499gms Group IV – 2500gm and above. With the help of this kit any health worker can be trained to accurately weigh the mannequin plot the weight at the appropriate day after birth interpret the growth of the baby as satisfactory less satisfactory or unsatisfactory corresponding to green yellow and pink coloured zones on the growth monitoring charts and take recommended action of continued care at home (Green Zone) supervised care at home (Yellow Zone) or referral for specialist care ( Pink Zone).