Uk Who Growth Chart For Preterm Infants In Pchr (Boys)

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40
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BOYS HEAD
BOYS WEIGHT (kg)
Preterm
CIRCUMFERENCE (cm)
40
40
5.5
5.5
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39
For
preterm infants
(less
than 37 weeks gestation),
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5
plot on this chart until 2
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38
weeks after expected date
of delivery (42 weeks). As
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37
with term infants, some
4.5
4.5
weight loss is common in
the early days.
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36
From 42 weeks, plot on the
4
4
0
1 year charts with
-
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35
gestational correction.
Plot at actual age then
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draw a line back the
3.5
3.5
number of weeks the infant
was preterm and mark spot
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with arrow; this is the
gestationally
corrected
3
3
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32
centile.
Gestational age
(7 weeks preterm)
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2.5
2.5
Actual age
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30
2
2
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29
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28
1.5
1.5
27
27
1
1
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26
Gestation in weeks
Gestation in weeks
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36
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42
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34
36
38
40
42

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