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The life of the child may be divided into the following period: prenatal, neonatal, infancy, early childhood, late childhood, adolescence. Infancy is the period of most rapid extrauterine growth. There are factors influencing growth such as genetic, nutritional, socioeconomic and emotional factors and cultural considerations.
Among them nutritional factors are fundamental to optimal growth, both prenatally and postnatally.
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