Question

Factors affecting development : influence of maternal malnutrition, disease, aging factors, spacing of birth, smoking, drugs and radiation

Answer 1

These factors vary from locality to locality and children under five years are most at risk. ... Maternal malnutrition, low gestational weight gain, weight loss due to illness, medical conditions during pregnancy such as malaria, hypertension, smoking, drug and alcohol use, increase the risk of low birth weight [10].