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  2. Stunted growth - Wikipedia

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    Stunted growth, also known as stunting or linear growth failure, is defined as impaired growth and development manifested by low height-for-age. [1] It is a manifestation of malnutrition (undernutrition) and can be caused by endogenous factors (such as chronic food insecurity) or exogenous factors (such as parasitic infection).

  3. Developmental regression - Wikipedia

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    Developmental regression is when a child who has reached a certain developmental stage begins to lose previously acquired milestones. [1] It differs from global developmental delay in that a child experiencing developmental delay is either not reaching developmental milestones or not progressing to new developmental milestones, while a child experiencing developmental regression will lose ...

  4. SIDS - Wikipedia

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    SIDS was the third leading cause of death in children less than one year old in the United States in 2011. [15] It is the most common cause of death between one month and one year of age. [1] About 90% of cases happen before six months of age, with it being most frequent between two months and four months of age.

  5. Child mortality - Wikipedia

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    Child survival is a field of public health concerned with reducing child mortality. Child survival interventions are designed to address the most common causes of child deaths that occur, which include diarrhea, pneumonia, malaria, and neonatal conditions. Out of the number of children under the age of 5 alone, an estimated 5.6 million children ...

  6. Child bereavement - Wikipedia

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    Across cultures the loss of a parent is consistently rated as one of the most difficult experiences that a child will endure. [7] In western countries, 5% of children will experience the loss of a parent. [8] [9] Across the world, the loss of a parent is seen as a significant life event for a child. [7]

  7. Infant mortality - Wikipedia

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    Globally, 5.4 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2017; [13] by 2021 that number had dropped to 5 million children. [14] The child mortality rate (not the infant mortality rate) was an indicator used to monitor progress towards the Fourth Goal of the Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations for the year 2015.

  8. Sudden unexplained death in childhood - Wikipedia

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    The causes of SIDS and SUDC are not definitively known but there are good chances heart arrhythmias and seizures are the main causes. Although it can happen to any child under the age of 18 (after which the deaths are classified as Sudden arrhythmic death syndrome (SADS)), it is most common in those aged between 1–4 years, where according to ...

  9. Abandoned child syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Abandoned child syndrome is a proposed behavioral or psychological condition that is said to result from the loss of one or both parents. Abandonment may be physical or emotional ; that is, the parent may abandon the child by failing to be present in their life, or by withholding affection, nurturing, or stimulation. [ 1 ]