Growth charts are a set of graphs that took a lot of years to be set and to show the area in which weight, height , head circumference and BMI are considered within or outside normal range.
These charts represent the NORMAL and ABNORMAL areas of growth. We can say that by studying your child's growth chart, we compare his growth with the growth of other normal children
NORMAL areas on a growth chart for a specific child are around the green curve between the orange curves
ABNORMAL areas on a growth chart for a specific child are those exceeding the upper or lower orange curves as explained below
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