Friday, December 17, 2010

Normal Growth

Normal Growth in term infants

  • average Birth Weight: 3kg
  • 10% lost in the first few days
  • BW regained in 10-14 days

Rate of weight Gain:

  • 1kg/mo : first 3 months
  • 0.5kg/mo : 3-6 months
  • 0.33kg/mo ; 6-9 months
  • 025kg/months : 9- 12 months
  • 2kg/year : >1 year /preschool

Double Birth weight :by 4-6 months

triple Birth Weight ; By 1 year


For Pre term

corrected age should be used to plot

Catch up growth complete

  • headcircuferance : by 18 months
  • Weight by 2 years (24 months )
  • height by 3 years and 4 months (40 months )

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