forgive the question: is there a note on these charts to differentiate
between the formula fed baby vs. the breastfed?
Dawn
On Sat, 1 Nov 2003 20:29:30 -0600 Julie Stagg <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
> The Centers for Disease Control recently (2000) came out with new
> growth
> charts, including one for breastfed babies. They are specifically
> for the
> United States, but I am not aware of significant differences in
> growth
> curves between the US and the UK or Australia.
>
> Here is the link to the main growth chart page:
> http://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/
>
> Hopes this helps!
> Julie Stagg, RN
> Austin, TX USA
>
> >From: Christine & Tony Holliday <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: "A forum for discussion on midwifery and reproductive
> health
> > research." <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Birth weight
> >Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2003 09:28:41 +1030
> >
> >Hello all,
> >
> >Do you have any references for recently developed percentile charts
> for
> >birth weight? Where I work it is being ‘suggested’ that all babies
> over
> >the
> >90th percentile require a BSL at one hour of age. On the chart we
> are
> >using
> >the 90th percentile doesn’t ever reach 4kgs, which does not appear
> to be an
> >uncommon weight to me.
> >
> >Thank you
> >Christine
>
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