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Abstract
Background: Failure to thrive is a common problem; non-organic failure to thrive means infant and young children less than expected comparing their peers without obvious organic cause. The aim of this study is to investigate the common causes and prevent it in primary care setting.
Methods: this review designed to examine the causes and management plan in primary care depending on review all published articles up to 2013, through searching engine in medical web sites such as Pubmed, Ovid, PMJ, AAFP, Cochran, Elsevier, Evidence Connect, and Google.
Results: Non organic failure to thrive is a multi-faceted condition effecting the lives and futures of infants and young children. Once diagnosed, the factors involved in each particular case of NOFTT needs to be identified to determine appropriate treatment. This may involve determining child factors and/or parental factors involved.
Conclusions: Early recognize by using well baby clinic in primary care setting by using growth curves, diagnosing by histories of feeding problems, and an inability to interact with their physical and emotional environments interventions include the involvement of both medical professionals and social workers. In home interventions have also proved successful and are often necessary.