Faltering growth
It is common for infants to lose some weight during the early days of life. this weight loss usually stops after about three or four days of life and most infants return to their birth weight by three weeks of age. The term ‘faltering growth’ (or 'growth faltering') is used to describe a pattern of slower weight gain than expected for age and sex in infants and preschool children, and it is most often due to inadequate nutritional intake.
Faltering growth refers to a slower rate of weight gain in childhood than expected for their age and sex. Concerns about faltering growth may be raised by healthcare professionals or parents about a child they feel is not feeding or eating, not growing as expected or is thin or seems unwell.
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