Electronic Resources About Infant Growth for Parents and Pediatric Trainees Overestimate Normal Growth

Grummer-Strawn LM Reinold C Krebs NF ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Use of World Health Organization and CDC growth charts for children aged 0 -59 months in the United States. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2010;59(RR-9):1-15.

Laraway KA Birch LL Shaffer ML Pau IM. Parent perception of healthy infant and toddler growth. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2010;49:343-349.

Boom JA. Normal growth patterns in infants and prepubertal children. In: Duryea TK , ed. UpToDate. Baltimore, MD: Wolters Kluwer Health; 2014.

Haemer M Primak LE Krebs NF. Normal childhood nutrition and its disorders. In: Hay WH Jr Levin MJ Deterding RR Abzug MJ Sondheimer JM , eds. Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Pediatrics. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Access Medicine; 2012:chap 11, table 11-1.

Keane V. Assessment of growth. In: Kliegman RM Stanton BF St Geme JW Schor NF Behrman RE , eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders; 2011:chap 13, table 13-1.

Marcdante KJ Kliegman RM. Normal growth. In: Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics. 7th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders; 2015:chap 5, table 5-1.

Pierce M . Your guide to baby’s weight gain. http://www.parents.com/baby/development/growth/baby-weight-gain/. Accessed September 19, 2014.

Bennett R . How much weight should a healthy baby gain? http://www.babycareadvice.com/babycare/general_help/article.php?id=55. Accessed September 20, 2014.

Kids Growth. Tables of normal growth.www.kidsgrowth.com/resources/articledetail.cfm?id=811. Accessed September 20, 2014.

Hecker JL . How much should I expect my baby to grow in the first year? http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/infant-and-toddler-health/expert-answers/infant-growth/faq-20058037. Accessed September 20, 2014.