title: [Child wellbeing and development indicators in Mexico].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To provide evidence and input for monitoring child welfare and wellbeing in Mexico.
  
  
  METHODS
  Adjusting for sampling design, information from ENSANUT 2012 for children <10 years was compared with national and international parameters and goals.
  
  
  RESULTS
  While 8.37% of infants were born with low birth weight (<2,500 g), neonatal screening was not performed on 9.4% of newborns. Of children <5 years, 78.03% were breastfed until at least four months. Among mothers of newborns, 69.5% received training in early stimulation. At the national level, 28% of children (23% in rural areas) received five medical consultations to monitor their early development. 29% of children either had a disability or were at risk of developing one.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Progress has been made in Mexico in terms of services promoting early child development and wellbeing but important challenges persist. National standards and a system for monitoring, screening, referring and providing care for child development and wellbeing are necessary.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigación en Salud Poblacional, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors.forename: Filipa
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: de Castro
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigación en Salud Poblacional, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors.forename: Betania
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Allen-Leigh
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Psiquiatría, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, DF.
authors.forename: Gregorio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Cádiz, Cádiz, España.
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Salvador-Carulla
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigación en Salud Poblacional, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lazcano-Ponce
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D009749:Nutrition Surveys