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Children in low- and middle-income countries face an increased risk of delayed development – News-Medical.Net

Child development can be vastly improved by providing pregnant women and caregivers of children with an integrated intervention that consists of improved water,…

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Child development can be vastly improved by providing pregnant women and caregivers of children with an integrated intervention that consists of improved water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH), nutrition, mental health care and lead exposure prevention, says a study conducted in Bangladesh.
Published this March in BMJ Global Health, the study noted that children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) face a substantially increased risk of delayed development. “An estimated one-third of three-year-old…

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