Growth charts
Friday, October 30th, 2009
Pediatric growth charts are a standard part of any checkup. They have been used by health care providers and parents to track the growth of infants, children, and adolescents in the United States since 1977. They show us how kids are growing compared with other kids of the same age and sex. They also show a pattern of height and weight gain over time, and whether they’re developing proportionately. Girls and boys are measured on different growth charts because they grow in different patterns and at different rates.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has growth charts available on their website. They are not meant to be used as the only diagnostic tool for evaluating a childs’ health. Instead, growth charts are intended to help form an overall impression. If you have any questions about your child’s growth (or growth charts) speak to your health care provider.
Click here to view Birth to 36 months: Boys Length-for-age and Weight-for-age percentiles
Click here to view Birth to 36 months: Girls Length-for-age and Weight-for-age percentiles
