Developmental delay: Need of screening tools for primary care providers

India is committed to reducing childhood mortality and morbidity. this requires advocacy and action (among all stakeholders), focused on locally relevant issues. developmental delay, “the condition in which a child is not developing and/or achieving skills according to the expected time frame,” is of concern. the barrier to screening for developmental delay is the lack of time in the current practice (82%). beside the duration of the tests, other reasons for limited use include unfamiliarity, difficulty with their administration, obtaining cooperation of children in a short time, lack of validation in a local setting or language/culture, problems with parental ability to perform self-administered tests and the cost of purchasing some tests.