During the pregnancy, the Child Development Unit guides the mother to establish healthy communication and bond with the baby, adaptation of the family members to the life with the baby, and the formation of appropriate attitudes in the preparation of siblings for the birth of the baby. According to the results of developmental assessment, it creates appropriate developmental, behavioral and educational targets for children and their families who are under the risk of infant / child and healthy child. Prepares a detailed “early intervention program içeren which includes developmental skills, sleep, eating behavior, home environment and communication skills for children with“ Developmental Disability ”, or executes the program or controls the stages of its execution. The early intervention program also includes guidance on the child's initiation into a special education institution when necessary.
Child Development Specialist Services
Developmental evaluation of inpatient children is performed in Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric KVC services of our hospital.
As a child development polyclinic in our hospital, developmental evaluation of patients referred from pediatric psychiatry, pediatric neurology, pediatric cardiology and other polyclinics and various pediatric wards is performed.
On Wednesday, the developmental evaluation of children admitted to the pediatric outpatient clinic of the Küçükçekmece District Polyclinic is performed.
Gifted and gifted, special learning disability, mental disability, language and speech delay, visual-hearing impairment, orthopedic, neurological, genetic, metabolic, psychiatric disease (attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, emotional and behavioral developmental evaluation of children with developmental disorders).
Conducts preparatory and adaptive studies on the illness, treatment environment and / or treatment process of children receiving treatment. Child Developmentist conducts hazır preparatory training for the hospital ”for children under examination or treatment and their families. Plans and conducts studies to reduce the anxiety of hospitalized children and support their emotional development.
Assessment is made for the assessment of eligibility to start primary school.
The children in the nursery in our hospital evaluate developmental / psychometric tests, educational scales and informal methods to assess cognitive, language, motor, behavioral, social and emotional domains. According to the evaluation results, developmental delay creates appropriate developmental, behavioral and educational targets for children and their families who are under the risk of infant / child and healthy child.
Families are advised on child development since pregnancy.
Contact numbers for the appointment:
Central Hospital: 0212 692 20 00 (Extension: 1269)
Küçükçekmece District Polyclinic Child Development Unit: 0212 471 80 00 (Ext: 150)
Note: Kucukcekmece District Polyclinic works only on Wednesdays.