If your baby is "following the curve" of the growth chart ... if your child is too skinny or overweight, there is a "weight for height" chart or a "BMI" index. These tell if your child's weight ...

Parents are a competitive bunch. So when the pediatrician whips out a growth chart and ranks baby's height and weight in percentiles, it's easy to wonder if something's wrong. But growth ...

A baby’s weight at birth (birth weight) can be a good indicator of a baby’s health ... Most babies (about 85%) that are born SGA will have catch-up growth in the first years of life (usually by the ...

Experts once thought a father’s health influenced birth weight—but new research says otherwise. Here’s what it really means for your baby ... affected fetal growth. The data came from ...