FTT (Failure to thrive) refers to a condition in which the child does not grow physically and cognitively at a normal rate due to poor pre-natal care or grossly inadequate and inattentive parenting.


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FTT or Failure to thrive) is defined as a disorder of impaired growth in infancy and early childhood characterized by failure to gain weight within normal limits.

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