Causes of Physical Disabilities
Prenatal causes: Those disabilities that are acquired before birth. These may be due to diseases that have harmed the mother during pregnancy, or genetic incompatibilities between the parents.
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.
Postnatal causes: Those disabilities gained after birth. They can be due to accidents, infection or other illnesses.
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