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Risk factors for failure to thrive: a population-based survey.

C Wright1, E Birks

  • 1Department of Child Health, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.

Child: Care, Health and Development
|March 4, 2000
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Failure to thrive children exhibit more feeding issues and undemanding behaviors than controls. These factors, not deprivation, may cause failure to thrive (FTT).

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Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Nutritional Science

Background:

  • Failure to thrive (FTT) is a complex condition affecting child development.
  • Previous research often linked FTT to socioeconomic deprivation and neglect.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate differences in demographic characteristics and parental-reported behaviors between children with FTT and controls.
  • To explore the role of eating behaviors and parental perceptions in FTT.

Main Methods:

  • A comparative study involving 97 children identified with FTT and 28 normally growing controls.
  • Standardized health visitor assessments included parental questionnaires on feeding history and child behavior.
  • Data were collected from children aged 15.1 months (FTT group) and 16-18 months (control group).

Main Results:

  • Children with FTT had significantly more infancy feeding problems and later introduction to solids/finger foods.
  • FTT children were more often described as variable eaters, undemanding, and shy, and less often as hungry.
  • Despite similar deprivation levels, FTT children showed significantly less enjoyment of food compared to controls.

Conclusions:

  • Parental neglect and deprivation may be overstated as primary causes of FTT.
  • Undemanding behavior, low appetite, and poor feeding skills are likely contributors to the onset and persistence of FTT.

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