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Journal of Current Pediatric Research | Volume: 23
March 14-15, 2019 | London, UK
International Conference on
Pediatrics & Neonatal Healthcare
Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics: A Psycho-cultural approach
Augustin Mubiayi Mamba
University of Kinshasa, Congo
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
Pediatrics 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 a 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.
Speaker 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.
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Augustin Mubiayi Mamba , Curr Pediatr Res, Volume 23
DOI: 10.4066/0971-9032-C1-011