causes of ill health in children

... Child Health- Task 2 Jodie Bloomer There are many causes and types of illness in children. These include- accidents, disease, genetics, environmental, microbes, lifestyle, and abuse or neglect. Causative factors are commonly classed as factors caused before birth (antenatal), during birth (perinatal), and after birth (postnatal). Before birth, or antenatal factors include hereditary, and health and lifestyle issues of the mother, such as smoking, diet, infections, gas or chemical inhalation, substance use and the mother's age. Hereditary factors are caused through genetics and are passed from one, or both of the parents to the child, or in some cases they can miss a generation so the parents may be healthy but the baby could be born with a disorder or medical condition with special needs. Examples of hereditary disorders are- Spina Bifida (a neural tube defect), Cystic Fibrosis (affects the respiratory and digestive systems), Sickle-cell Anaemia (an inherited blood disorder), and Down's

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