LOCOMOTOR DISABILITY by NIRMALA VENKATESWARAN & VOLUNTEERS OF VIDYA VRIKSHAH PREVENTION OF DEFORMITY AT BIRTH

PREVENTIVE MEASURES
To ensure that a normal, healthy child is born, one must take care of the pregnant woman.
Given below are some causes of disability and the preventive methods one may adopt.

Causes	Remedial/ Preventive measures
Certain illnesses	A pregnant woman must have regular check ups. If she suffers from fever or any other illness,she must report to the doctor and take advice. This is very important in the earlier months of pregnancy.
Injury	A pregnant woman must be careful while walking on slippery surfaces.She must avoid risky jobs.She must not worry or shock.
Malnutrition	A pregnant woman must eat nutritious foods like green leafy vegetables, carrots, fruits,egg,meat and milk.She must take iron tablets and the preventive injections advised by the doctor.
Consuming certain harmful medicines	Before taking any medicine, one must seek advice from a doctor.
Inducing abortions through herbs,roots.	One must not indulge in illegal abortions. Abortions are legalised anyway.
X-ray	A pregnant woman must avoid X-rays.
Marriage between close relatives	Such marriages should be avoided.
Conceiving after 35 years	One must avoid late marriage.

Given below are pictures of children with deformities, owing to some of the causes mentioned above.
Exercise is essential for any child with locomotor disability whether caused by congenital deformity , polio, paralysis, cerebral palsy,stroke or amputation. Click on exercises to view in detail.
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