Health Teaching for Mothers-parents and Pregnant Women

Health teaching

• Individual health instruction: If necessary, extra instructions can be given soon after the immunization.
• Mild fever will appear after DPT+HB injection;
• Use a cold compress to the injection site, and report back if a high fever (greater than 100°C) lasts for several days.
• Do not apply oil or medication to the ulceration at the BCG vaccination site, etc.
• Instruct the mother to apply pressure with a cotton ball to the injection site for a few minutes.
• Inform the mother of any mild adverse effects and how to treat them.
• Tell the mother to return for the following dose (with day & date told).
• Remind the mother that an incomplete dose is useless.
• Instruct the mom to keep the immunization record card safely.

Group health education It is beneficial to provide health education in groups:

• Instruction can be given before leaving for home, at the conclusion of immunizations, or at the start of the vaccine season.
• In addition to vaccination, health education can cover topics like nutrition, newborn care, and personal hygiene. The subjects should be pertinent to the clients, and the issues should be prevalent in the neighborhood.
• The subject for group instruction may occasionally be a novel idea based on contemporary methods or a brand-new service provided for the good of the neighborhood, such as a new outdoor clinic for children under five, a vaccine against meningitis or encephalitis, the creation of ORS solutions, or the indications and applications of zinc tablets for diarrheal cases.

Immunization recommendation: Immunizations should be administered to all children without exception. Before the infant turns one year old, they should have received all seven immunizations against deadly diseases.

Immunization contraindications:

The immunization of children is not advised:

Except for these three disorders, all infants should receive vaccinations

• Anaphylaxis or a severe allergic reaction to the vaccine dose before it is a strict no-no.
• Infants displaying HIV/AIDS symptoms or signs shouldn't receive the BCG or yellow fever vaccine.
• Request the parent to return when the child is healthy if they vehemently oppose the vaccination of their (ill) child.