Effect of Infant Iron Deficiency on Children ’s Verbal Abilities: The Roles of Child Affect and Parent Unresponsiveness

ConclusionsFindings support functional isolation processes resulting from a nutritional deficiency, with iron-deficient anemic infants showing affective and behavioral tendencies that limit developmentally stimulating caregiving which, in turn, hinder children ’s verbal abilities.

http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10995-019-02764-x

Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal - June 20, 2019 Category: Health Management Source Type: research