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Referral Criteria Key messages for optimal growth

Learn about referral criteria for assessing children's growth, importance of support for optimal growth, monitoring pathways, and key messages for parents/caregivers. Understand criteria for referral and growth issues related to weight, height, BMI, and parental/professional concerns. Guidance on slow growth, overweight/obesity management, short stature, and tall stature. Enhance your knowledge on growth monitoring practices to support children's overall health and development effectively.

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Referral Criteria Key messages for optimal growth

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  1. Referral CriteriaKey messages for optimal growth

  2. Referral Criteria -3slidesKey messages for Parents /Care-Givers -4 slidesStature -2 slides

  3. Referral Criteria- for further assessment: • Below 0.4th centile for weight, length and height • Below 0.4th centile or above 99.6th centile for head • circumference, or a drop or rise through 2 or more centile spaces after first few weeks of life • Above 99th centile for height plus other concerns • Below 2nd centile or above 91st centile for BMI (over 2 years of age) • Parental or professional concern

  4. Referral Criteria …continued • Severe obesity with short stature or development delay • Ill health associated with weight gain or obesity • Consider any child with measurements outside projected centiles • Two or more readings of concern • Appropriate timing • 2 weeks apart under 3 months, 4 weeks apart over 3 months, 3 months apart over 1 year

  5. Referral pathway: LHO • Pending the development of nationally agreed referral guidelines • Community Medical Officer or GP • Local paediatric service • if no clear cause for the problem is identified • Direct referral of children to a local primary care service for obesity when those services are available Growth Monitoring Training Manual Updated 2012 p28-30

  6. Key messages for supporting optimal growth. • Support exclusive breastfeeding for first 6 months and its continuation with weaning till age 2yrs and beyond • Commend good practice related to children growing well • Explain child’s growth rate • For babies and young children assess and support optimal feeding practices • For older children assess and support optimal feeding and weaning practices (Food and Nutrition Manual 2007, hse.ie) • Communicate the physical activity guidelines Growth Monitoring Training Manual Updated 2012 p10-17 Appendix B and C p35-39

  7. Where growth is slow/faltering Note: slow weight gain is weakly associated with social or medical ills, but most commonly occurs in isolation. • Explain growth rates sensitively and provide support around management of feeding • Take a detailed infant feeding history and assess growth pattern (use empathy, open questions and reflective feedback) • Assess the adequacy of feeding

  8. Where growth is slow/falteringContinued: • Catch-up growth more than meeting immediate needs • Infant hunger cues • Weaning 4-6months -nutrient stores deplete • Support management of faddy eaters practices • (Food and Nutrition Manual 2007 (http://www.hse.ie...)

  9. Overweight and Obesity working with parents and caregivers • Explain the child’s growth rates sensitively • Parents may be surprised /upset • Focus on the child's overall health • "growth pattern is changing...." • ‘Weight is getting ahead of height’ • Support children to ‘grow into their weight’ • Encourage good role modelling

  10. Short stature • Height is below the 3rd centile for the population • Other definitions e.g. ht below genetic potential • Early diagnosis of disorders – desired • A single measurement may identify extremes • Serial measurement needed for slow rate of growth • Causes vary • familial / constitutional / genetic • environment • disease • syndromes Growth Monitoring Training Manual 2012 p16-17

  11. Tall stature • Rare prior to puberty • May occur in certain health conditions e.g. • thyrotoxicosis • congenital adrenal hyperplasia • premature sexual maturation • marfan’s Syndrome

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