Doctors and other health professionals in the United States began using growth charts in 1977. Over time, pediatricians began routinely sharing them with parents, a practice that probably grew from ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My 31-year-old daughter is pregnant with her first baby. She is in her fifth month, and the doctor has told her that her baby is at the 75th percentile in growth. Can you please advise ...

Using population-specific growth curves for Inuit children could promote the appropriate diagnosis of microcephaly and avoid overdiagnosis, according to a new study. Inuit children from Nunavut, ...

Nick Fuller works for the University of Sydney and RPA Hospital and has received external funding for projects relating to the treatment of overweight and obesity. He is the author and founder of the ...