there is a "weight for height" chart or a "BMI" index. These tell if your child's weight is close to what it should be, given her height. How to Tell If Growth Could Be a Problem One of the first ...

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 ...

While we've long measured children's height and weight, new growth curves assist with the measurement and assessment of childhood muscle ...

A baby’s weight at birth ... born SGA will have catch-up growth in the first years of life (usually by the age of 2-3 years) and will not be short in childhood or as an adult. The 15% of babies who do ...