Avoid consanguineous marriages – a main cause for disability.
Low birth weight increases the risk of coronary heart disease, diabetes, hypertension and stroke in adulthood.
Ensure proper nutrition to children during their first two years to prevent the irreparable, lifelong harm that results from early childhood under nutrition
Preventing infants and young children from becoming undernourished is much more effective than treating children who are already moderately malnourished.
Every second newborn has reduced learning capacity due to iodine deficiency – use and promote iodised salt.
Use iodised salt – prevent physical and mental impairment, cretinism, deaf function, hyperthyroidism (goiter), increased rate of abortions and still births.
By breast feeding, mother sheds weight gained during pregnancy and regains her original posture.
Smoking and alcohol is one of the most common cause of male impotence. It causes loss of sperm cells and increase in abnormal sperms leading to abnormalities in newborns.
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