Growth charts are just a guide – While they show averages for weight and height, each child’s growth pattern is unique, and doctors use them to track progress rather than compare kids.

Ask any new parent how their baby is going and you will most likely get an update on recent weight gains. Regular baby weigh-ins are a rite of passage, but many parents look back at this time with ...

Before the update, growth charts could not extend far enough to plot BMIs for the growing number of children with severe obesity — defined as “a BMI greater than or equal to 120% of the 95th ...

The new chart now covers up to a BMI of 60 for children. Previous growth charts were based on data collected more than four decades ago. 1 charged, 1 cited after threats made on social media at ...

Visits to a pediatrician next year might look a little different thanks to a new growth curve chart slated to be released in the spring of 2006. And a Calvin College professor is currently working in ...

A study has created brain functional growth charts from MRI scans of 1,091 children, showing how different brain networks mature from birth to age 6. This research offers a valuable tool for tracking ...