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Social & Preventive Medicine obstetrics,pediatrics and geriatrics 01987566

All of the following features contribute to high risk babies except -

A
Babies with working mothers
B
Spacing of less than 1 year
C
Aificial fed babies
D
Weight between 70-80% of reference wt.
High-Yield Explanation
At risk infants are identified based on following criteria: 1. Bih wt less than 2.5 kg 2. Twins 3. Bih order 5 or more 4. Aificial feeding 5. Weight below 70 percent of the expected weight ( second and third degrees of malnutrition) 6. Failure to gain weight during three successive months 7. Children with PEM, diarrhoea 8. Working mother / one parent This from above criteria the most appropriate answer is option 4 which does not come under the criteria. Reference Park&;s textbook of preventive and social medicine 23rd edition pg 535

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