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   Appendix 2: Growth Charts

                                             14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52        12 13 14 15 16 17
                                                                                                          552cm
        50cm                                 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11                         50cm
                                                                                                              50
        49                                   Age in weeks/ months  99.6th                49                   48
                                                                   98th                  48                   46
        48                                                         91st                                       44
                                                                                                              42
        47                                                         75th 47                                 40cm

        46                                                         50th 46

        45                                                         25th 45

        44                                                         9th                   44
                                                                   2nd                   43
        43                                                         0.4th                 42

        42

        41      99.6th                                                                   41
                98th
        40      91st                                                                     40cm
                75th
99.6th  39      50th                                               99.6th                                 99.6th
98th    38      25th                                               98th                                   98th
91st    37                                                         91st                                   91st
75th    36      9th                                                75th                                   75th
                2nd                                                50th                                   50th
50th 35         0.4th                                              25th                                   25th

25th 34                                                            9th                                    9th
                                                                                                          2nd
9th 33                                                             2nd                                    0.4th
2nd 32                                                             0.4th

0.4th

     31cm

99.6th          925799150598stt.tt6hhhht th                        99.6th                14kg             24kg
98th            9th                                                                      13.5
91st            02.n4dth                                                                 13                 23
75th                                                                                     12.5
50th                                                                                                        22
25th                                                               98th 12
9th                                                                           11.5                          21
2nd
0.4th                                                                                                       20

        11kg                                                       91st    11                               19
                                                                           10.5
        10.5    Some degree of weight                              75th    10                               18
                loss is common after birth.                        50th    9.5
        10      Calculating the percentage                         25th    9                                17
                weight loss is a useful way                        9th     8.5
        9.5     to identify babies who                             2nd     8                                16
                need assessment.                                   0.4th   7.5
        9                                                                  7                                15

        8.5                                                                                                 14

        8                                                                                                                 99.6th

        7.5                                                                                                 13

        7       50th 75th 91st 98th 99.6th                                                                                98th

        6.5                                                                              6.5                12 91st
                                                                                                            11 75th
        6                                                                                6                  10 50th

        5.5                                                                              5.5                              25th

99.6th   5                                                                               5                   9 9th
98th    4.5                                                                                                  8 2nd
91st            25th                                                                     4.5
75th     4      9th                                                                      4                                0.4th
50th    3.5
25th            20n.4dth                                                                 3.5                 7
9th      3                                                                               3
2nd     2.5                                                                                                  6
0.4th                                                                                    2.5
         2                                                                                                 5kg
                                                                                         2                    12 13 14 15 16 17

        1.5                                                                1.5

        1                                    Age in weeks/ months                        1

        0.5kg   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11                                                  0.5kg
             0
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