But you shouldn’t worry about it. Growth charts plot a baby's weight against height on lines called centiles. The lines represent a zone, or range of measurements, within which your baby is expected ...

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 ...

There are separate growth charts for weight, height, and head circumference. These simply represent the average weight, height, or head circumference of a bunch of normal children. You will see ...

The new charts will cover weight, height, body mass index (BMI) and head circumference for smaller children. Under the new guidelines, the previous weight-for-height chart will be replaced with a ...

an anthropometric survey of Delhi school children (N=711) aged 6–14 years (boys=398; girls= 313) was conducted in 2008. Height, weight and body mass index were compared with WHO New Growth Standards ...