Here are some facts about growth charts and what they say about a child's health. Growth charts are a standard part of your child's checkups. They show how kids are growing compared with other kids of ...

Your doctor will take measurements at regular checkups, then plot your child's results on a standard growth chart to follow over time and compare with other kids the same age and gender. Normal growth ...

Parents are a competitive bunch. So when the pediatrician whips out a growth chart and ranks baby's height and weight in percentiles, it's easy to wonder if something's wrong. But growth ...

COMPARISONS Routine growth monitoring compared with no routine growth monitoring; routine growth monitoring by plotting onto a standard chart compared with monitoring with no chart. SEARCH STRATEGY ...

As a result, a single set of growth charts can be used to judge growth in any child ... Our findings indicate that the use of a single international standard for head circumference is not justified.