Infant and Young Child Feeding Chapter of Indian Academy of Pediatrics (2019-2020), India. Correspondence to: Dr. Ketan Bharadva, Masoom Children's Hospital, 1st Floor - Mayuri Apartment, Bhulka Bhavan Crossing, Near Water Tank, Adajan, Surat 395009, Gujarat State, India.
Indian Academy of Pediatrics (2019), India.
Indian Pediatr. 2020 Sep 15;57(9):834-841. Epub 2020 May 22.
Early Childhood Development (ECD) has lifelong impact on learning, education, productivity, socio-emotional functioning, health and disease. A Consensus Statement for promoting ECD is needed to improve patient care and promote research.
Indian Academy of Pediatrics convened a National Consultative Meeting on 20 September, 2019 at Surat to discuss the way forward for pediatricians in ECD and form a consensus advisory statement. Experts from Chapters of Infant and Young Child Feeding, Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics, Neonatology, Growth Development and Behavior, Adolescent Health Academy, Parenting for Peace and UNICEF participated.
To formulate, endorse and disseminate a consensus advisory statement of working at current levels of resources and to build future framework for ECD from Indian perspective.
Interventions for ECD should begin from conception to adolescence, prioritized in first 3 years, inclusive and equitable for all, especially for high risk, vulnerable and marginalized families. Pediatric clinics can play a pivotal role as cost effective delivery points for guidance and interventions. Age appropriate approaches, active care giver's involvement, advocacy and integration with different sectors, community and policy makers should be done to enable supportive environment. Research should be promoted into finding cost effective novel scalable interventions.
儿童早期发展（ECD）对学习、教育、生产力、社会情感功能、健康和疾病都有着终身影响。为了改善患者护理和促进研究，需要制定一份促进 ECD 的共识声明。
印度儿科学会于 2019 年 9 月 20 日在苏拉特召开了一次全国协商会议，讨论儿科医生在 ECD 方面的前进道路，并形成共识咨询声明。来自婴儿和幼儿喂养、神经发育儿科、新生儿科、生长发育和行为、青少年健康学院、和平养育和儿基会章节的专家参加了会议。
制定、认可和传播一项在现有资源水平下开展工作的共识咨询声明，并从印度的角度为 ECD 制定未来框架。
ECD 的干预措施应从受孕开始，到青春期结束，优先考虑前 3 年，对所有儿童，特别是高危、脆弱和边缘家庭的儿童做到包容和平等。儿科诊所可以作为提供指导和干预的具有成本效益的服务提供点发挥关键作用。应采取适合年龄的方法，让照顾者积极参与，倡导并与不同部门、社区和决策者整合，以创造支持性环境。应促进研究，以找到具有成本效益的新颖、可扩展的干预措施。
