The first 1000 days of life - between a woman’s pregnancy and her child’s second birthday - is a unique period of opportunity when the foundations for optimum health and development across the lifespan are established.
Crucial Stages in the First 1,000 days are:
Pregnancy
Infancy
Toddlerhood.
The right nutrition and care during the 1000-day window influences not only whether the child will survive, but also his or her ability to grow, learn and rise out of poverty. As such, it contributes to society’s long-term health, stability and prosperity.
Factors to Take Note During the First 1000-Days of Life
Adequate nutrition
Avoid stress and trauma
Love, safety, bonding and security
Vaccination.
Failure to provide key nutrients during the first 1000 days of life can result in developmental shortfalls such as a lifelong deficit in brain function
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