Malnutrition in Children Adopted from Abroad

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Malnutrition in Children Adopted from Abroad Malnutrition in Children Adopted from Abroad

Many children who are adopted from abroad are failing to thrive and developmentally delayed when they arrive in their new homes. [Miller et al 1995h] In the orphanage children move into a survival mode and cannot grow; they struggle to survive and they literally fall off their growth curves (see growth curve). When this author visited Siret, Romania in November 1997, sixteen children ranging in age from 3 * to 17 years were examined. The mean age was 12 years; there were 7 girls and 9 boys. Seven (44 percent) children were microcephalic (head circumference

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