What are the causes of physical disabilities?

      

What are the causes of physical disabilities?

  

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Francis
1. Prenatal causes: those disabilities that are acquired before birth. these may be due to:
- diseases that have harmed the mother during pregnancy,
- embryonic or fetal developmental accidents or
- genetic disorders.

2. Perinatal causes: those disabilities that are acquired during birth. this could be due to:
- prolonged lack of oxygen or the obstruction of the respiratory tract,
- damage to the brain during birth (due to the accidental misuse of forceps, for example) or
- the baby being born prematurely.

3. Post-natal causes: those disabilities gained after birth. they can be due:
- to accidents,
- infection or
- other illnesses.
francis1897 answered the question on March 9, 2023 at 13:25


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