Percentile chart for infants
Growth Charts - Clinical Growth Charts
The clinical growth charts reflect modifications in the format of the individual charts, whereby two individual charts appear on a single page, and data entry tables have been added. The clinical charts have the grids scaled to metric units (kg, cm), with English units (lb, in) as the secondary scale. Clinical charts are available for boys and for girls. The available clinical charts include the following:
Infants, birth to 36 months:
- Length-for-age and Weight-for-age
- Head circumference-for-age and Weight-for-length
Children and adolescents, 2 to 20 years
- Stature-for-age and Weight-for-age
- BMI-for-age
Preschoolers, 2 to 5 years
- Weight-for-stature
The clinical charts for infants and older children were published in two sets.
- Set 1 contains 10 charts (5 for boys and 5 for girls), with the 5th, 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th, and 95th smoothed percentile lines for all charts, and the 85th percentile for BMI-for-age and weight-for-stature.
- Set 2 contains 10 charts (5 for boys and 5 for girls), with the 3rd, 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th, and 97th smoothed percentile lines for all charts, and the 85th percentile for BMI-for-age and weight-for-stature.
Set 1 has the outer limits of the curves at the 5th and 95th percentiles. These are the charts that most users in the United States will find useful for the majority of routine clinical assessments. Set 2 has the outer limits of the curves at the 3rd and 97th percentiles for selected applications. Pediatric endocrinologists and others who assess the growth of children with special health care requirements may wish to use the format in set 2 for selected applications.
Two summary files, each with all 10 clinical charts in set 1 or set 2 are also available. These summary files contain the clinical charts from either set 1 or set 2 as described above.
Infants (birth to 24 months) must be measured for length, and the sex appropriate length-for-age or weight-for-length charts for infants, birth to 36 months must be used to plot the measurements.
At age 24 months and older, if children can stand unassisted and follow directions, stature should be measured and plotted on the stature-for-age chart for children (2 to 20 years). Otherwise, between 24 and 36 months, length can be used in place of stature.
BMI-for-age charts are recommended to assess weight in relation to stature for children ages 2 to 20 years. The weight-for-stature charts are available as an alternative to accommodate children ages 2-5 years who are not evaluated beyond the preschool years. However, all health care providers should consider using the BMI-for-age charts to be consistent with current recommendations.
All individual 2000 CDC growth charts have an initial publication date of May 30, 2000. For various reasons, modifications were made to charts after the initial publication date. For example, the individual charts were modified to create the clinical charts, which were made available on October 16, 2000. Subsequent modifications were made to selected clinical charts to correct or enhance particular aspects of the scales on the graphs.
In all cases, the data points in the corresponding data file for each modified chart remain unchanged from the initial release on May 30, 2000. Where applicable, when selected clinical charts were further modified, the date is indicated on each chart. The clinical growth charts for stature-for-age were modified because the scale for inches was not correctly aligned with the metric scale. The clinical growth charts for infant length-for-age and infant weight-for-age were revised to improve the appearance of the scale for inches on the length charts by extending the indicators at ½ inch increments, and enhancing alignment of the English with the metric scales on both the length and weight scales.
Users should use the most recent version of each chart, as available on the growth charts web site.
To view, print, and reproduce clinical growth charts
All clinical growth charts may be viewed, downloaded, and printed in Adobe Acrobat. For routine viewing on a computer monitor and printing on a laser printer, the individual charts are available as PDF files (Black and White).
All clinical charts have been colorized for viewing and printing. When routed to a color printer, the clinical charts for boys will print in blue and the clinical charts for girls will print in red. Otherwise, these same charts can be routed to a black-and-white printer, and will print in black-and-white. Higher resolution PDF files (Color) are available to provide the highest resolution and are intended to be used as a high quality print master for quantity production when using the services of a commercial printing facility. The recommended ink colors for printing are Pantone 206 red (for girls) and Pantone 286 blue (for boys). The recommended paper weight is 80#. Charts should be printed as two-sided copies, in the following combinations for each sex:
Infants, birth to 36 months:
- Side 1: Length for age + Weight-for-age
- Side 2: Head circumference-for-age + Weight-for-length
Children and adolescents, 2 to 20 years:
- Side 1: Stature-for-age + Weight-for-length
- Side 2: BMI-for-age or
- Weight-for-stature (age 2 to 5 years only)
Set 1: Clinical charts with 5th and 95th percentiles
Birth to 36 months (5th-95th percentile)
Boys Length-for-age and Weight-for-age
B&W [PDF – 41 KB] Modified 4/20/01
Color [PDF – 44 KB] Modified 4/20/01
Spanish Version, Color [PDF – 44 KB] Modified 4/20/01
French Version, Color [PDF – 44 KB] Modified 4/20/01
B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 186 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Color Press-Ready [PDF – 200 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Data table of Length-for-age charts
Data table of Weight-for-age charts
Boys Head circumference-for-age and Weight-for-length
B&W [PDF – 48 KB] Modified 10/16/00
Color [PDF – 48 KB] Modified 10/16/00
Spanish Version Color [PDF – 52 KB] Modified 10/16/00
French Version Color [PDF – 56 KB] Modified 10/16/00
B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 206 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Color Press-Ready [PDF – 236 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Data table of Head circumference-for-age charts
Data table of Weight-for-length charts
Girls Length-for-age and Weight-for-age
B&W [PDF – 40 KB] Modified 4/20/01
Color [PDF – 40 KB] Modified 4/20/01
Spanish Version, Color [PDF – 50 KB] Modified 4/20/01
French Version, Color [PDF – 44 KB] Modified 4/20/01
B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 186 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Color Press-Ready [PDF – 401 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Data table of Length-for-age charts
Data table of Weight-for-age charts
Girls Head circumference-for-age and Weight-for-length
B&W [PDF – 48 KB] Modified 10/16/00
Color [PDF – 55 KB] Modified 10/16/00
Spanish Version, Color [PDF – 60 KB] Modified 10/16/00
French Version, Color [PDF – 55 KB] Modified 10/16/00
B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 206 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Color Press-Ready [PDF – 440 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Data table of Head circumference-for-age charts
Data table of Weight-for-length charts
Children 2 to 20 years (5th-95th percentile)
Boys Stature-for-age and Weight-for-age
B&W [PDF – 77 KB] Modified 11/21/00
Color [PDF – 77 KB] Modified 11/21/00
Spanish Version, Color [PDF – 63 KB] Modified 11/21/00
French Version, Color [PDF – 78 KB] Modified 11/21/00
B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 208 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Color Press-Ready [PDF – 260 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Data table of Stature-for-age charts
Data table of Weight-for-age charts
Boys BMI-for-age
B&W [PDF – 61 KB] Modified 10/16/00
Color [PDF – 61 KB] Modified 10/16/00
Spanish Version, Color [PDF – 50 KB] Modified 10/16/00
French Version, Color [PDF – 64 KB] Modified 10/16/00
B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 141 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Color Press-Ready [PDF – 183 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Data table of BMI-for-age charts
Girls Stature-for-age and Weight-for-age
B&W [PDF – 77 KB] Modified 11/21/00
Color [PDF – 77 KB] Modified 11/21/00
Spanish Version, Color [PDF – 62 KB] Modified 11/21/00
French Version, Color [PDF – 79 KB] Modified 11/21/00
B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 208 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Color Press-Ready [PDF – 499 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Data table of Stature-for-age charts
Data table of Weight-for-age charts
Girls BMI-for-age
B&W [PDF – 67 KB] Modified 10/16/00
Color [PDF – 61 KB] Modified 10/16/00
Spanish Version, Color [PDF – 51 KB] Modified 10/16/00
French Version, Color [PDF – 64 KB] Modified 10/16/00
B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 142 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Color Press-Ready [PDF – 339 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Data table of BMI-for-age charts
Optional Chart (5th-95th percentile)
Boys Weight-for-stature
B&W [PDF – 40 KB] Modified 10/16/00
Color [PDF – 41 KB] Modified 10/16/00
B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 148 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Color Press-Ready [PDF – 180 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Data table of Weight-for-stature charts
Girls Weight-for-stature
B&W [PDF – 40 KB] Modified 10/16/00
Color [PDF – 41 KB] Modified 10/16/00
B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 147 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Color Press-Ready [PDF – 334 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Data table of Weight-for-stature charts
Set 2: Clinical charts with 3rd and 97th percentiles
Birth to 36 months (3rd -97th percentile)
Boys Length-for-age and Weight-for-age
B&W [PDF – 41 KB] Modified 4/20/01
Color [PDF – 47 KB] Modified 4/20/01
Spanish Version, Color [PDF – 47 KB] Modified 4/20/01
French Version, Color [PDF – 44 KB] Modified 4/20/01
B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 186 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Color Press-Ready [PDF – 201 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Data table of Length-for-age charts
Data table of Weight-for-age charts
Boys Head circumference-for-age and Weight-for-length
B&W [PDF – 48 KB] Modified 10/16/00
Color [PDF – 52 KB] Modified 10/16/00
Spanish Version, Color [PDF – 53 KB] Modified 10/16/00
French Version, Color [PDF – 51 KB] Modified 10/16/00
B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 207 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Color Press-Ready [PDF – 223 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Data table of Head circumference-for-age charts
Data table of Weight-for-length charts
Girls Length-for-age and Weight-for-age
B&W [PDF – 41 KB] Modified 4/20/01
Color [PDF – 48 KB] Modified 4/20/01
Spanish Version, Color [PDF – 48 KB] Modified 4/20/01
French Version, Color [PDF – 45 KB] Modified 4/20/01
B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 186 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Color Press-Ready [PDF – 390 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Data table of Length-for-age charts
Data table of Weight-for-age charts
Girls Head circumference-for-age and Weight-for-length
B&W [PDF – 48 KB] Modified 10/16/00
Color [PDF – 53 KB] Modified 10/16/00
Spanish Version, Color [PDF – 54 KB] Modified 10/16/00
French Version, Color [PDF – 52 KB] Modified 10/16/00
B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 206 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Color Press-Ready [PDF – 434 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Data table of Head circumference-for-age charts
Data table of Weight-for-length charts
Children 2 to 20 years (3rd-97th percentile)
Boys Stature-for-age and Weight-for-age
B&W [PDF – 79 KB] Modified 11/21/00
Color [PDF – 83 KB] Modified 11/21/00
Spanish Version, Color [PDF – 61 KB] Modified 11/21/00
French Version, Color [PDF – 79 KB] Modified 11/21/00
B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 208 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Color Press-ready [PDF – 250 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Data table of Stature-for-age charts
Data table of Weight-for-age charts
Boys BMI-for-age
B&W [PDF – 64 KB] Modified 10/16/00
Color [PDF – 68 KB] Modified 10/16/00
Spanish Version, Color [PDF – 52 KB] Modified 10/16/00
French Version, Color [PDF – 66 KB] Modified 10/16/00
B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 153 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Color Press-Ready [PDF – 173 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Data table of BMI-for-age charts
Girls Stature-for-age and Weight-for-age
B&W [PDF – 79 KB] Modified 11/21/00
Color [PDF – 84 KB] Modified 11/21/00
Spanish Version, Color [PDF – 62 KB] Modified 11/21/00
French Version, Color [PDF – 81 KB] Modified 11/21/00
B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 218 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Color Press-Ready [PDF – 488 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Data table of Stature-for-age charts
Data table of Weight-for-age charts
Girls BMI-for-age
B&W [PDF – 54 KB] Modified 10/16/00
Color [PDF – 58 KB] Modified 10/16/00
Spanish Version, Color [PDF – 52 KB] Modified 10/16/00
French Version, Color [PDF – 67 KB] Modified 10/16/00
B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 152 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Color Press-Ready [PDF – 334 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Data table of BMI-for-age charts
Optional Chart (3rd-97th percentile)
Boys Weight-for-stature
B&W [PDF – 31 KB] Modified 10/16/00
Color [PDF – 34 KB] Modified 10/16/00
B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 158 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Color Press-Ready [PDF – 168 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Data table of Weight-for-stature charts
Girls Weight-for-stature
B&W [PDF – 40 KB] Modified 10/16/00
Color [PDF – 46 KB] Modified 10/16/00
B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 157 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Color Press-Ready [PDF – 323 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Data table of Weight-for-stature charts
Summary files
Set 1 summary file; 5th, 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th, 95th percentiles
Download all 10 charts in Set 1
B&W [PDF – 409K]
Color [PDF – 418 KB]
Set 2 summary file; 3rd, 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th, 97th percentiles
Download all 10 charts in Set 2
B&W [PDF – 408K]
Color [PDF – 423 KB]
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Our growth percentile calculator shows how your baby's size compares with other boys or girls the same age. Just enter your child's weight, height (aka length), and head circumference, and we'll calculate a percentile for each. The number reflects what percentage of kids is larger or smaller than your baby. So if your 3-month-old baby is in the 40th percentile for weight, that means 40 percent of 3-month-old babies weigh less than your baby, and 60 percent weigh more.
Using our baby growth chart
When your baby is first born, you'll have several visits at your pediatrician's office to make sure your baby's growth is on track. Your pediatrician will plot your baby's weight, height, and head circumference on a growth chart.
Don't be concerned if your baby doesn't fall right in the middle of the growth chart, though. There's a wide range of normal, and your baby's measurements now don't necessarily reflect what size they'll be as an adult. It's normal for some children to be in the 10th percentile for weight, while other children are in the 90th percentile. The most important thing is that your baby is growing at a healthy and consistent rate, no matter what percentile they're in.
Our growth percentile calculator is a general educational tool only. It's not the last word on how your child is growing, and it's not a substitute for having a healthcare provider monitor your child's growth at regularly scheduled exams. At these visits, your provider will determine whether your child is following a healthy growth pattern over time.
This tool is for children under age 2 and is based on World Health Organization data for kids in that age group. And if you'd like, you can find out how tall your older child is likely to be with our Child Height Predictor.
Read on to learn more about the measurements healthcare professionals take, and learn how to measure your baby at home.
Baby weight
If you want to see how your baby is growing between doctor visits, here's how to get a fairly accurate weight at home:
- Undress your baby completely (remove their diaper, too) and step on a scale while you're holding them. Record that weight.
- Then, set your baby down and weigh yourself. Subtract your own weight from your combined weight with your baby and record that number.
- This isn't as accurate as weighing your baby at the doctor's office, but it's a good estimate of how much your baby weighs.
- If you're worried about your baby's weight gain, call your baby's pediatrician. They may have you come in for a visit, since it's important to have your baby weighed on a consistent scale that can accurately measure weight in pounds and ounces.
Baby height
Before your baby can stand and walk on their own, their height is often recorded as their "length" – that is, how long they are from the crown of their head to the bottom of their heel while lying down. If you want to measure your baby's length at home between doctor visits, here's how:
- Lay your baby down on a flat surface and stretch a measuring tape from the top of their head to the bottom of their heel. Since babies' knees naturally bend a bit, you may need a second person to stretch out their legs while you take the measurement.
- Record their length to the nearest tenth of a centimeter or inch. (In the hospital, birth length is often recorded in centimeters, but your pediatrician's office will likely record their length in inches. What you do is up to you!) Your record might be a little different than the doctor's, but that's okay.
Baby head circumference
Your baby's healthcare provider will measure their head circumference for the first two years of their life to make sure your baby's brain is growing at a healthy rate.
You can measure your baby's head circumference at home, but it can be hard to do this accurately. Here's how to get a good estimate:
- Wrap a flexible measuring tape around the widest part of your baby's head, just above the eyebrows and ears and around the back where their head slopes out from their neck.
- Take the measurement three times (your baby may be wiggly, which could make getting an accurate measurement tough) and use the largest measurement to the nearest 0.1 centimeter.
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Percentiles in infants and children, what are they for? How are they calculated?
As a child grows throughout their childhood, when they go to the pediatrician, they check growth charts to see if physical development is optimal for their age.
Growth charts or percentiles help doctors and parents evaluate and monitor a child's growth. Although growth charts can provide important information, this information should not be the only diagnostic tool a clinician uses. Percentiles are an analysis of information, but each child is different and does not always have to be accurate for everyone. nine0003
Index
- 1 What are percentiles?
- 2 Children's percentiles
- 3 Children's percentiles
- 4 How to calculate percentiles
- 5 Children's percentile chart
- 6 Girls' percentile chart
What are percentiles?
Percentiles are growth curves or charts that measure and compare children's height. regarding general and standard data. These parameters show height, weight and head circumference, which are considered normal at a certain age, taking into account, first of all, the first years of a baby's life.
But it should be noted that every child is a world, and that the doctor himself will evaluate whether the boy or girl is really within the normal range or if there is something to be considered regarding their health. nine0003
Growth curves contain a set of percentiles ranging from 5 to 95%. Doctors measure the circumference of the child's head, in children under 3 years old - weight and height. After collecting this data, the doctor plots the growth according to the child's age.
Weight, height and head circumference, if they fall within the graph, will indicate the percentile. This is adequate. Percentiles are a way to compare your child to other children. Higher percentages indicate a fatter or taller child, while lower percentages indicate a lighter or shorter child. nine0003
For example, a girl with the 75th weight percentile would be above 75 girls out of 100 and less than 25 girls out of 100. Percentiles also allow the clinician to compare height and weight to determine proportionate height.
A child with a 90th percentile weight and 25th percentile height is likely to be too heavy for their height; whereas a child with the 50th percentile of height and weight has a good ratio.
Child Percentiles
If you want to know if your child's percentiles match their birth age, the first thing you need to do is Consult your pediatrician to determine suitable parameters. . The best percentile charts are the ones your pediatrician will have as they are likely to be based on the WHO charts. The percentile will display your child's weight or height on the growth chart (he may be above or below average), and you have nothing to worry about as they are standard values and everything is fine unless your pediatrician sees something unusual. ordinary, in which case they will have to tell you about it. nine0003
The growth of infants and children is influenced by many external factors, such as feeding or movement, but there is also a great deal of genetic influence.
Even if your child or toddler is above or below the standard height, if they are happy, alert, active and in good health, they will rarely suffer from problems. Percentile charts should only be a guide for you, but your pediatrician will always evaluate your child's growth, development, and health.
Percentile children
The same happens with infant percentiles in infant percentiles are indicative values and should not be of any concern. Although, if a child may be obese for his age, it would be wise for parents to take action in his life, not only because of what they invest in the percentile, but also for the good of his health.
Si the doctor appreciates that parents should take some action In particular, thanks to the data in the growth chart and the data that your child has regarding his weight, height and age, they will immediately inform the parents in order to find the best solutions for health baby. nine0003
How to calculate percentile
Childhood obesity is a serious problem Millions of children in our society are overweight.
Children under 6 years of age are overweight due to malnutrition and a sedentary lifestyle. Obesity can cause developmental and health problems in children, and percentiles can be a great tool to determine if a child is on the path to becoming obese.
But in addition to physical health problems, there can also be emotional health problems that lead to low self-esteem in children when they feel that their body image is negative. nine0003
You can find calculators online to automatically calculate your children's percentile, but you can also do it yourself with or without the help of a doctor. To calculate the percentile, you must first calculate your BMI (body mass index), where will give you your ideal weight based on your current weight and height. You must remember that BMI does not calculate body fat, but only adequate weight based on height.
BMI is calculated by dividing weight by height in meters squared. nine0006 . For example, if your three-year-old son weighs 16'250 kg and is 92 cm tall, his BMI would be 19'19.
The equation to get the BMI would be 16'250 / (0 x 92). Knowing the BMI is not enough to know if a child is overweight, we must take into account the age and whether it is a boy or a girl.
After calculating the BMI, you should look at the growth chart of boys or girls according to the age presented by WHO, after which you can get the percentile corresponding to your son / daughter. Percentiles are an indicator that will help you recognize the relative position of your BMI in relation to your peer group. The average percentile will indicate normal weight, but the lower the risk of weight loss in a child and the higher the risk of being obese or overweight. nine0005 WHO classification of children:
- Percentile less than 5: underweight
- Percentile 5 to 85: normal weight.
- 85 to 95 percentile: overweight.
- Over 95 percentile: obesity
In BMI, the values would be:
- Less than 18: underweight.
- 18 to 24.
9: Normal - 25 to 26.9: overweight
- Over 27: obese
- From 27 to 29.9: obesity I degree
- From 30 to 39.9: obesity of the II degree.
- Over 40 years of age: III degree obesity
Child Percentile Chart
Girls Percentile Chart
Growth charts - how to use them and what to do when a child "falls out of the chart"?
Growth charts are charts found at the back of your child's health brochure. Some parents don't even go into these areas because they don't know what the cryptic lines mean, while others meticulously enter measurements into charts to make sure the baby is developing correctly. Whichever group you belong to, this article is for you. nine0003
Growth charts are used to evaluate a child's physical development. With their help, we can easily determine how our child feels compared to peers and check whether his height, weight and head circumference are within normal limits.
But what does this standard mean? Should an infant whose body weight is in one of the lowest percentiles be supplemented? And vice versa - should a child who weighs much more than their peers "lose weight"? Learn how to read percentile charts. It's not as difficult as it seems! nine0003
Child growth charts - what do they tell us about a child's development?
Is my child growing properly? This question is asked by every parent. Baby cards come to the rescue, i.e. charts used to assess the somatic development of children . Thanks to them, we can check how they feel against the background of other children, for example. your child's weight and growth rate.
Growth chart for girls and boys - how to interpret it?
We've already said what a children's percentile table is, but we haven't explained what exactly a percentile means. This is a statistical unit that informs us about the result of a given measurement in relation to group . So, if our daughter is in the 3rd percentile for weight, that means that 3% of healthy girls of the same age weigh less than our daughter. If, on the other hand, our son is in the 75th percentile for height, then this is information for us that 75% of healthy boys of this age are shorter than him. To find out what percentile your child is in, let's check out how to use percentile tables. nine0003
Percentile chart for boys and girls - how to find weight percentile and how to find height?
Several graphs are waiting for us. Above all divided by gender - Boys and girls usually develop at different rates. Next, we can find grids that allow you to check the child's weight, height, head circumference and BMI of the child . After choosing the grid that matches our child's gender and the parameter we want to test, let's draw a line from the horizontal axis (age) to the value of the trait we're testing. Mark the intersection of the lines. If the point falls exactly on the line, for example, at the 50th percentile, we say that the feature is in the 50th percentile. If we, in turn, put a dot between the lines, for example, between the 25th and 50th percentiles, we say that the feature is between the two specified percentiles (we simply do not round anything). The space between two percentiles is called centile channel .
Growth charts - girls, boys. Where can I find charts?
On the Internet and also in health books, we find many different charts, but not all of them represent up-to-date data. For decades, professionals and parents have used grids based on formula-fed populations. The growing awareness of breastfeeding, and therefore the growing number of mothers who are breastfeeding their children, has led to the development of new percentile tables. Charts published by the World Health Organization are based on a population of infants who are breastfed and therefore gain less weight. nine0005 New WHO tables can be found on the organization's website and in new health books (issued after 1 January 2016). Importantly, we should use them regardless of how our baby is fed - even if we give the baby only modified milk from the first day of life, his body weight should be checked using percentile tables compiled for breastfed babies.
Percentile charts - calculator
Even if you prefer to use a handy calculator that takes into account the child's age, sex, weight, height and head circumference, and then tells us what percentage of children weigh / measure the same or less, we will spoil your mood. However, the "percentile calculator chart" is not new. nine0005 Most of the applications available on the Internet were prepared on the basis of "old" percentile charts. . It is much better, although slightly longer, to enter data into charts published by WHO.
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Growth chart - weight, height and BMI of a premature baby
Was your baby born prematurely? Remember that for premature babies prepared separate cards . As for children born at term, they were also prepared by the World Health Organization.
Percentile table of babies - what do we consider normal?
The 10th to 90th percentile is considered narrow and the 3rd to 97th percentile is considered broad. In practice, this means that children below the 3rd percentile and above the 97th percentile should be screened for allergies, celiac disease, cardiovascular and digestive diseases (in the case of very thin children) and thyroid disease. glands, diabetes and metabolic disorders (in the case of children who weigh much more than their peers). Remember that shame "falling out of the net" is not an indication for feeding with modified milk, nor for restricting feedings and "cheating" the child with water . This is not the case with percentile charts! Before you and your pediatrician take any drastic steps, make sure that your child does not suffer from chronic diseases. They are often a response to the fact that the child's weight is not within the normal range.
