Growth charts are just a guide – While they show averages for weight and height, each child’s growth pattern is unique, and doctors use them to track progress rather than compare kids.

New Charts Coming Previous studies have found that standardized growth charts may not reflect local populations, including Indigenous groups in Canada and other countries, such as Cree children in ...

In 2021, when Manhattan dad Robert found out that his then-12-year-old son was in the first percentile on the growth chart, he sought out a pediatric endocrinologist for human growth hormones.

This article provides a month-by-month length chart for babies in their first year of life, and discusses what it means when a baby is above or below average length.