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. 2013 Nov;42(11):1309-15.

Creating the Action Model for High Risk Infant Follow Up Program in Iran

Mohammad Heidarzadeh  1 , Behzad Jodiery  1 , Kayvan Mirnia  1 , Forouzan Akrami  2 , Mohammad Bagher Hosseini  1 , Seifollah Heidarabadi  1 , Abbas HabibeLahi  3
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Creating the Action Model for High Risk Infant Follow Up Program in Iran

Mohammad Heidarzadeh et al. Iran J Public Health. 2013 Nov.

Abstract

Background: Intervention in early childhood development as one of the social determinants of health, is important for reducing social gap and inequity. In spite of increasingly developing intensive neonatal care wards and decreasing neonatal mortality rate, there is no follow up program in Iran. This study was carreid out to design high risk infants follow up care program with the practical aim of creating an model action for whole country, in 2012.

Methods: This qualitative study has been done by the Neonatal Department of the Deputy of Public Health in cooperation with Pediatrics Health Research Center of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran. After study of international documents, consensus agreement about adapted program for Iran has been accomplished by focus group discussion and attended Delphi agreement technique. After compiling primary draft included evidence based guidelines and executive plan, 14 sessions including expert panels were hold to finalize the program.

Results: After finalizing the program, high risk infants follow up care service package has been designed in 3 chapters: Evidence based clinical guidelines; eighteen main clinical guidelines and thirteen subsidiaries clinical guidelines, executive plan; 6 general, 6 following up and 5 backup processes. Education program including general and especial courses for care givers and follow up team, and family education processes.

Conclusion: We designed and finalized high risk infants follow up care service package. It seems to open a way to extend it to whole country.

Keywords: Early childhood development; Follow up program; High risk infants.

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Structure of the processes in the mentioned program
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