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Child’s first 1,000 days critical to future health, experts say

Child’s first 1,000 days critical to future health, experts say

by The Daily Eye Team April 4 2014, 10:30 am Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 33 secs

Washington D.C., Apr 1, 2014 / 02:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The earliest days of a child’s development, both in the womb and after birth, are essential to human development and are well within the reach of the development community’s ability to address the problem, a House hearing said.

“There is perhaps no wiser investment that we could make in the human person than to concentrate on ensuring that sufficient nutrition and health assistance is given during the first 1,000 days of life,” said Rep. Chris Smith (R- N.J), chairman of the House of Representatives’ global health subcommittee, which hosted the March 25 hearing.

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