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ShareThe Convention on the Rights of the Child defines a child as "every human being below the age of 18 years unless under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier".
Child development is the study or examination of processes and mechanisms that operate during the physical and mental development of an infant into an adult.
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Fertility — Fertility is the ability of people or animals to produce healthy offspring in abundance, and of the earth to bear fruit. Human fertility depends on ... > read more
Infant — The word infant is commonly used as a slightly more formal word for baby (the youngest category of child). The term infant is also used as ... > read more
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Editor's Note: This article is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
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