Percentile charts

Percentile charts

Percentile charts are used as guide when growth and weight gain are a concern. Various charts are used and recently WHO charts for fully breast fed babies may be a better guide to whats normal compared to the more traditional CDC based paediatric percentile charts.

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Ethnic Charts

Ethnic Growth charts

Growth Charts from other countries may be hard to interpret as many are out of date, drawn from small samples and may be derived from malnourished populations. The WHO charts released in 2006 with standards fro ages 0-5yrs shows that  "child populations grow similarly across the world’s major regions when their needs for health and care are met."

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Genetic growth charts

Genetic disorders

Healthy children with genetic disorders grow at different rates. It is useful to refer to percentile charts for specific genetic conditions such as Down and Turners syndrome.

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