A severe famine in the Netherlands during World War II revealed that
A) the sensitive-period concept operates with nutrition.
B) malnutrition during the first trimester is not associated with miscarriage.
C) malnutrition during the second trimester is associated with large head size.
D) malnutrition during the third trimester is associated with physical defects.

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The Dutch Hunger Winter of 1944-1945, a severe famine in the Netherlands during World War II, provided evidence that the sensitive-period concept operates with nutrition. This concept suggests that there are critical periods in early development during which an organism is particularly vulnerable to deficiencies (or sometimes excesses) in nutrition, which can have long-lasting effects on health and development.

A Severe Famine in the Netherlands During World War II