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Percentile charts
01 In Brief
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.
02 What Do I Need To Know?
In Australia, the US based Centre for Disease Control (CDC) growth charts have been used. Recent data would suggest that for breast fed babies that the WHO charts reflect more accurately their normal growth pattern.
CDC now recommends that the WHO charts are used for infants under 2 years of age.
03 What Others Say
- Raising Children network; percentile charts explained
- Victorian Government, Australia
- Australian and New Zealand Paediatric Growth Charts
Australasian Paediatric Endocrine Group
Prem babies charts and Post natal 0-3 years
Girls In Utero 24-42 weeks and 0-3 yrs
Boys In utero 24-42 weeks and 0-3 yrs
- WHO Charts are able to be downloaded from the CDC site
CDC Growth chart recommendations
- WHO GROWTH CHARTS
BOYS
Weight for age Boys: Boys percentiles
GIRLS
Weight for age Girls: Girls percentiles
04 I Want To Know More
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Last updated: 31/07/2011 by Dr Liz Hallam