Human Growth and Development / Unit 3 HGD 0305 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Failure to Thrive
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The idea
Failure to thrive is growth significantly below the norm for a child's age, most commonly caused by too few calories.
In practice
An infant falling off the growth chart because feeding is not meeting needs.
Where people slip
Other causes include medical conditions, food insecurity, abuse or neglect. Left unresolved, it can cause developmental delay.
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