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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