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As child or family advocates, we communicate not only with family members but with related health services, including community programs and supports. Health care providers who see newcomer families have a pivotal role to play in identifying and initiating early treatment for developmental disabilities. alone, it is estimated that 9% of children younger than 36 months of age have a possible developmental problem, 2 while 13.87% of children 3 to 17 years of age have a developmental disability. The Global Disease Control Priorities Project estimates that 10% to 20% of individuals worldwide have a developmental disability of some kind. Lack of health insurance and inadequate access to health care for newcomers in Canada could similarly adversely affect health outcomes.ĭevelopmental disabilities can involve a cognitive or sensory difficulty, social or communications/language-related problem, a motor impairment, adaptive delay or some combination of these. The lack of maternal and child health care is a significant problem in developing countries.Lack of access to quality care during pregnancy, delivery and soon after birth can significantly, adversely affect outcomes for both mother and child, including contributing to developmental disabilities.Risk factors in the perinatal period include pregnancy-related complications, prematurity and low birth weight, and infection exposure during pregnancy or at time of birth.Prenatal risk factors include chronic maternal illness, certain maternal infections, toxin exposures and nutritional deficiencies.10% to 20% of individuals have some kind of developmental disability.They might involve a cognitive or sensory difficulty, social or communications/language-related problem, a motor impairment, adaptive delay or some combination of these. Developmental disabilities can occur singly or concurrently in one person.