Pediatrics/Paediatrics - Child Growth

Pathway Contributor: Lynda Corby

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FDC, MEd, MSc, RD

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Contributions:

• How often should healthy term infants (born after 37 weeks gestation) and children have their growth assessed using weight, length and head circumference measurements?  

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• Which growth charts should be used for monitoring the growth of healthy term infants and children?  

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• Are there significant differences in the growth patterns of infants, birth to one year of age, who are breastfed versus formula fed?  

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• What role does growth monitoring have in identifying nutrition-related problems in infants, children and adolescents?  

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• What are the optimal measures for monitoring growth for infants and children and how should these measures be interpreted?  

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• How well do parents understand or interpret growth charts?  

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• Which growth charts should be used to monitor the growth of preterm and low birth weight infants?  

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• Pediatrics/Paediatrics - Child Growth Background

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