+1 (629)348-3199Developmental and behavioral pediatrics: A psycho-cultural approach
Joint Event on International Conference and Exhibition on Probiotics, Nutrition and Functional Foods & 17th World Congress on Pediatrics and Nutrition
July 05-06, 2019 | Paris, France
Augustin Mubiayi Mamba
University of Kinsasha, Congo
Keynote : J Pub Heath Catalog
Abstract:
Talking Pediatrics refers to the welfare of the newborn,
taking into consideration his behavior and his development.
It is worth to emphasize and mention that we cannot talk
of Pedriatrics without having a glance to how the mother
of the newborn survived the pregnancy period and how the
birthchild was handled. These elements play an important
role to figure out how the growth of the newborn will be. The
development and behavior of a newborn is affected positively
or negatively by the behavior of the mother, the one we
think does not live in an sole network but in a socio-cultural
network which impacts on the birth child, the health of the
pregnant woman and the pediatrics considerations in general.
A mother, who spent a pregnancy period in harmony with
the family (society, environment) is expected to go through
well-balanced parturition, in the absentia of infections or
programmed complications. This is why a global approach
is envisaged in the care to be given to the newborn in order
to attain successful pediatrics management. Let us consider
a nutrition aspect picking the case of breast-feeding, for
example. We may notice that, not only the milk that comes
out of the mother’s breast is crucial for the baby. On a
psychological point of view, the fact that a baby remains in
the chest of the mother, sucking the breast even if no milk
is coming out, increases the attachment and the affectivity
of the newborn to the mother. This is an expression of libido
of Sigmund Freud. While advising and campaigning on the
breastfeeding for a newborn, the emphasis should not be
put only on the chemical or biological nutriment but also
on the psychic nutriment, which contribute to the total care
and development of this newborn and build his behavior
tomorrow. In our research on psychological accompaniment
to complicated childbirth’s, we considered the problem of
childbirth as a node containing several facets, which facets
could be treated in synergy between several specialties. It is
this holistic view of the problem that, amongst other things,
has led us to believe that the mother as well as the newborn
does live not in a social and cultural vacuum, but rather in a
network of social and cultural relations. This society waits from
the newborn, in terms of potential, will occupy status and
plays roles in this society and change the environment.
Hence idea of the conceptual model that we have described as
a trilogy: “Society-Mother-Child” where relation, between the
three agents involved are more reciprocal them unequivocal.
Source: Investigation 2018
This design understand the society or environment as:
1. Immediate environment that consists of parents, family
2. Enlarged environment that is the general area where the
child has to operate and grow or establish own relations. Here
we understand school, village or groups, general society and
ecosystem.
3. Non-physical environment that is culture, customs
and traditions of parents.This approach combines the
psychological and socio-cultural in order to better understand
the problem that may affect the newborn
The improvement of the newborn growth requires the
implication of pediatricians in the first range, of course, but
also the clinical psychologists, the obstetricians and other
professionals.
Thus the need for comprehensive, multidisciplinary care
in pediatrics, that takes into account the articulation of the
biological dimension and the socio-cultural dimension.
That is why in our approach for developmental and behavioral
pediatrics, we proceed from psychodynamic interview with the mother (of course the father as well), the prophylactic
psychoeducation and the psychological support.
Biography:
Augustin Mubiayi Mamba is an associate professor at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of University of Kinshasa. He is the Chairperson and founder of Centre for consultations and Psychological Cares, Psych Clinic of Kinshasa-DRC and Chair of Psychological Care Commission at the Ministry of Public Health. His book publication: Cure d’âme ou cure psychologique, Kinshasa 2013 and Articles: Etude de I’Etat Psychoaffectif des albinos victime de I’agression social, Complicated Childbirth Protocol Inspired by Luba-Kasai Therapeutic Practice etc.
E-mail: augmamba@gmail.com
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