The identification and treatment of "difficult" babies.
The "difficult" baby can grow into the difficult child unless the early signs of behavior disruption are identified and treated. The best person to spot these warning signals and to aid and educate the new mother in techniques for overcoming them is the public health nurse. In her home visits and pre-and postnatal classes she is the key figure in an important preventive exercise.
D002652:Child Behavior; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control; D002657:Child Development; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D011637:Public Health Nursing