Recently we have talked about a study where it was said that approximately 37% of babies born with complications suffer from neurological development problems.
Therefore, these babies at risk of development They are candidates for early intervention (early care) that can help them, not only them but also their families, to respond as soon as possible to their needs.
In this way, today we are going to see what situations or characteristics are what make us consider a baby at risk and, therefore, a candidate to receive this type of early intervention.
We can differentiate three categories of risks that lead to adverse evolutionary results, and whose interaction determines the greater or lesser degree of risk the child faces. These categories are as follows:
- Children with established risk: are all those children who, by physical or mental diagnosis, have a high probability that their development ends in a delay. They are children with identifiable congenital impairments or syndromes (Down syndrome or other chromosomal abnormalities, sensory impairments, metabolic disorders, microcephaly, etc.
- Children with biological or medical risk: are children with a condition that increases the probability of suffering a delay (premature and / or low birth weight babies, with intraventricular hemorrhages, lung diseases ...)
- Children with environmental risk: children where the environment and the care they receive, as well as the family situation, is not favorable for their proper development (babies of drug addicted mothers, abuse, abuse, neglect ...)
We have seen that a baby is at risk due to a certain number of factors or circumstances that increase the probability of presenting some type of deficiency or alteration in their ability to communicate, motor, sensory, cognitive, affective, behavioral or a mixture of them.
But we must also bear in mind that there are more and more advances in the detection of problems during pregnancy and more evidence that affirms that the quality of family, medical, therapeutic and educational care that can be offered to these babies immediately after birth.
It is important that professionals have techniques that help to identify children who are at risk, in order to prevent possible problems that this situation may entail.
In addition, it is convenient to know what risk factors can occur, either before, during or after childbirth, since it is important in order to be able to identify them and give early attention to the child.
No one doubts that babies at risk for their development They need to receive early treatment, and that is why early care services seek to cover this area to ensure that the child can develop as optimally as possible.
