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Stunting is a form of growth failure (growth faltering) due to insufficient accumulation of nutrients lasting from pregnancy until the age of 24 months. The direct causes of stunting is lack of food intake and the presence of infectious diseases. Efforts to reduce stunting done through two interventions, the specific nutrition interventions and nutrition-sensitive interventions. Specific nutritional intervention is generally provided by the health sector to address the direct cause. The purpose of this study was to identify the factors that cause stunting and specific nutritional interventions to prevent stunting in North Lampung regency in 2018.The method used in this study is a review and deskripitif Statistical analysis of secondary data that has been analyzed using univariate namely health profile data and report health program in 2018. North Lampung regency then reviewed by some literature research in Indonesia.       result note that the identification of the factors that cause stunting is 26.8% of pregnant women anemic iron, 17.3% of pregnant women experience KEK, 1.2%. LBW babies experience,38.07% under five suffer from diarrhea and 35.09% children mendirita ARI, 49.2% of infants are not exclusively breastfed, 53.4% ​​children consume less diverse, 24% RT is not accessible clean water and healthy latrines, 44.6% RT is not air-PHBs. The results of the identification of nutritional interventions specific to the prevention of stunting made include: the provision Fe tablets for pregnant women, PMT for pregnant women KEK, examination of pregnancy according to the standard, giving Vitan A for toddlers, complete vaccination for infants, monitoring and promotion of growth and total sanitation community-based (STBM).Suggested for North Lampung District Health Office to conduct monitoring and evaluation of interventions that have been done, and always plan in a sustainable prevention interventions stunting

Stunting, causes, prevention, North Lampung