How do I determine if head growth/circumference is appropriate when small size may be in the family history? I have patients that begin to drop below the 5th percentile, but I suspect this may not be ...

Babies develop at very different rates, both physically and when reaching developmental milestones like sitting, walking or talking. That's why there's such a large range of what's considered normal ...

A new set of charts could prove vital in the fight against the Zika virus, experts have today said. The growth charts allow healthcare professionals to assess the weight, length and head circumference ...

Inuit children in Nunavut, Canada, are being overdiagnosed for macrocephaly and underdiagnosed for microcephaly, two neurological conditions measured by head size, because of reliance on World Health ...

Inuit children, who are Indigenous peoples of the Arctic and subarctic regions, may have different head size norms due to genetic and environmental factors. Relying on WHO growth curves can lead to ...

In early childhood, growth charts are used to monitor the height, weight and head circumference, serving as a screening tool to identify physical development. During this window of time, between early ...

Using population-specific growth curves for Inuit children could promote the appropriate diagnosis of microcephaly and avoid overdiagnosis, according to a new study. Inuit children from Nunavut, ...

Weight is an important health indicator of a baby and shapes the well-being over their life cycle(1 ). This calculator calculates the weight of babies from their birth up to three years. It may not ...