Nepalese Infant Weight Percentiles
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1Nepalese Infant Growth Charts
Nepalese Infant Weight Percentiles
Adapted by Julian Davies, MD from:
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One year follow up study of term babies
born at Kathmandu medical college
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teaching hospital.
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Manandhar K, Manandhar DS, Baral MR.
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Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ). 2004 Oct-
90%
Dec; 2(4):286-90.
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50%
10%
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This article contains weight, height, and
head circumference data for relatively
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healthy, higher socioeconomic status
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Kathmandu infants. 100 consecutive
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newborns at the Kathmandu Medical
Age (Months)
College Teaching Hospital were enrolled,
and 81 (45 male, 36 female) infants
finished the study.
Nepalese Infant Height Percentiles
This is a small sample size for a growth
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chart, and may not be widely representative
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of various ethnicities, feeding practices, and
socioeconomic conditions, but it is the best
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Nepalese growth data I've found.
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90%
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50%
10%
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50
45
40
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Age (Months)
Nepalese Infant Head Circumference (OFC)
Percentiles
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48
46
44
90%
42
40
50%
38
10%
36
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32
30
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Age (Months)
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