What does that mean? I'm still worried! A. If your baby is "following the curve" of the growth chart, she's paralleling one of the percentile lines on the chart, and the odds are good that her ...

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 ...

Baby weight gain is influenced by genetics, eating patterns, and whether a baby is breastfed or formula-fed. Read on for ...

We present in detail the research surrounding the development of infant growth charts and the potential for inaccurate assessment. In the United States today, approximately 73% of new mothers ...

Key Pointers Babies at six months old become curious, do different things to gauge reactions, can create and imitate sounds, and respond to their names. At this age, babies have better hand-eye ...

In ambulatory care settings, infant growth is used to assess breastfeeding ... were not based on breastfed infants. Thus, a look at growth charts in use today is in order.