Identify a true statement about the individual consequences of malnutrition

A) Malnutrition can decrease the risk of neonatal death in pregnant women.
B) If a malnourished child survives, his or her growth and development will not be impaired.
C) Children with impaired growth tend to be in the highest height-for-age percentiles on a growth reference curve.
D) Malnutrition can increase a pregnant woman's risk of having a low-birth-weight baby.


D

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