BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to revise the 2003 Fenton Preterm Growth Chart, specifically to: a) harmonize the preterm growth chart with the new World Health Organization (WHO) Growth Standard, b) smooth the data between the preterm and WHO estimates, informed by the Preterm Multicentre Growth (PreM Growth) study while maintaining data integrity from 22 to 36 and at 50 weeks, and to c) ...

Objective: To verify the applicability of standard fetal growth curves proposed for western populations to an Indian population. Method: Thirty patients were included and ultrasound scans were performed on Indian pregnant women to measure fetal growth parameters of biparietal diameter, head circumference, abdominal circumference and femur length for every weekly interval from 14 to 40 weeks. Tw...

The current rise of neurodevelopmental disorders poses a critical need to detect risk early in order to rapidly intervene. One of the tools pediatricians use to track development is the standard growth chart. The growth charts are somewhat limited in predicting possible neurodevelopmental issues. They rely on linear models and assumptions of normality for physical growth data - obscuring key st...

Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS) is a rare multiple congenital anomaly neurodevelopmental syndrome of impaired cholesterol synthesis. Growth restriction and developmental delay are very common clinical manifestations of SLOS. The degree, etiology, and consequences of growth restriction in SLOS remain an area of limited knowledge to the scientific community. There have been no studies describin...

This guide describes ways to use and interpret the 2000 CDC Growth Charts 1 to assess physical growth in infants, children and adolescents. During routine screening, physical growth is assessed using a child’s weight, length/stature, and head circumference (infants & toddlers). One-time measurements, taken and plotted accurately on a growth chart, maybe used to screen children for nutritional r...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to analyze the characteristics of the physical growth of twins in childhood and to present growth charts of Japanese twins. METHODS The subjects consisted of 2029 pairs of normally developed Japanese twins. Growth data were obtained by mailed or hand-distributed questionnaires. Factors that affect body weight and height/length at selected ages were ana...