All of the following features contribute to high risk babies except -: (A) Babies with working mothers, (B) Spacing of less than 1 year, (C) Aificial fed babies, (D) Weight between 70-80% of reference wt.
Answer is D. At risk infants are identified based on following criteria: 1. Bih wt less than 2.5 kg 2. Twins 3. Bih order 5 or more 4. Aificial feeding 5. Weight below 70 percent of the expected weight ( second and third degrees of malnutrition) 6. Failure to gain weight during three successive months 7. Children with PEM, diarrhoea 8. Working mother / one parent This from above criteria the most appropriate answer is option 4 which does not come under the criteria. Reference Park&;s textbook of preventive and social medicine 23rd edition pg 535