Malnutrition can be devastating to a child's development. Outline the symptoms of marasmus and offer methods that could be used to prevent it
What will be an ideal response
The symptoms of marasmus include the halting of growth, wasting away of body
tissues, and eventually, death. Providing good nutrition for pregnant women,
ensuring that the infant is breast-fed on demand, and giving frequent check-ups to
monitor the baby's weight may prevent it.
You might also like to view...
A neo-Freudian theory that focuses on the cognitive and emotional processes involved in intimate relationships is known as ________ theory
a. ego b. self-other c. interpersonal d. object-relations
In which type of prenatal testing is a grainy picture of the fetus generated that allows for identification of the child's position and, at a certain point, its sex?
a. amniocentesis b. chorionic villus sampling c. ultrasound d. transvaginal magnetic resonance imaging