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PHOTO: REUTERS Is there a need for ancillary services for new parents? Health professionals have not fully understood how important it is to focus on the journey of parenthood holistically The most common questions I encounter as a paediatrician are related to the nutrition of children. The problem is always a child not eating properly and the parents asking for medication that would help the child in question gain weight. I usually start by digging a little deeper since I am always interested in finding out where the discrepancy began, or where the aversion to particular food items developed.
In the majority of such cases I manage, it has either been that the infant was switched over to formula milk from the get-go, or was weaned off before the infant turned six months old or was given food that the parents preferred. I have mostly felt that parents are intimidated by the action steps needed for a consistent pattern of growth. ....