It’s the rare parent who is at peace with the size of their infant. Most of us are somewhere between uneasy and distraught with how our babies plot on growth charts, no matter whether our children are ...

Picture this: In the same pediatrician’s office, two little boys happen to have their 3-year-old well visit on the same day. Both start with a nurse, who weighs them and measures their height. Then ...

Q: My baby is small but my pediatric provider says she is "following the curve" so he is not worried. What does that mean? I'm still worried! A. If your baby is "following the curve" of the growth ...

Every baby grows at a different pace. Given the wide range of “normal” sizes, it’s hard to know whether your child measures up to standards. That’s why pediatricians track physical developments like ...

U.S. health officials have revised a tool to track the rising cases of severe obesity among children who were previously off the charts. Updated growth charts released Thursday by the Centers for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The CDC released extended charts so clinicians can assess the growth and treatment of children and adolescents ...

Researchers have developed a set of growth charts for the brain. These 'brain charts' provide reference models for brain development and ageing across the entire human lifespan, based on a very large ...