Pediatrics/Paediatrics - Growth Faltering (Failure to Thrive)

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Description and Key Nutrition Issues

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Growth monitoring and the promotion of optimal nutrition are critical aspects of health care for all children (1). Growth monitoring assists in confirming a child’s healthy growth and development and assists in the early identification of potential nutrition or health problems. 
 
Growth faltering (previously called failure to thrive) is a term used to describe a slower rate of weight gain in infants and children compared to those of similar age and sex (2). 
 
Growth faltering
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Last Updated: 2023-09-13