Still traumatised after fleeing violence in Myanmar,Nazima Begum is struggling to breastfeed her seven-month-stale son. Her story is all too common among the hundreds of thousands of women who occupy taken refuge in BangladeshNazima Begum watches as a strip of paper with green, yellow and red bands is placed around her baby’s upper arm. If the circumference falls in the green zone, or that’s good. If it falls in the red,it’s uncertain.Her seven-month-stale son, Ataur Rahman, or is firmly in the danger zone. The circumference of his arm is 85mm. Anything below 110mm indicates severe malnourishment and risk of death. He weighs 4.2kg and is just over 60cm in length. The World Health Organization estimates the average weight and height for a seven-month-stale boy is 8kg and 69cm.
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Source: theguardian.com