Based on data from the Pediatrix Medical Group from close to 400,000 infants born in 248 US hospitals from 1998-2006. Comparison to curves used since the 1970s suggests that more modern curves are much more valid to judge growth of premature infants today.
[su_cite_pediatrics url_fragment = ‘125/2/e214’ author = ‘Olsen’ year = ‘2010’] | PubMed 20100760 | Author SearchBased on data from the Vermont Oxford Network from 183,243 racially diverse, singleton infants born in the US without congenital malformations. Tends to represent smaller infants compared to older charts; this is likely due to the increased survival of small infants over time. Provides norms for Asian, Black, and White infants.
[su_cite_pediatrics url_fragment = ‘138/6/e20161641’ author = ‘Boghossian’ year = ‘2016’] | PubMed 27940694 | Author SearchA discussion about the use of various newer premature-infant growth curves. A survival improves, curves tend to include smaller infants. There are also methodological differences in how growth points are compiled for these charts that generate small differences in percentiles.
[su_cite_pediatrics url_fragment = ‘138/6/e20163128’ author = ‘Clark’ year = ‘2016’] | PubMed 27940743 | Author Search
Maintained by the University of Calgary, provides printable forms and online calculators for the 2013 Preterm Growth Charts as published by Fenton 2013 (BMC Pediatrics) | PubMed 25174435 | Author Search
Includes growth charts of 2 patients, demonstrating typical patterns of growth in extreme prematurity. The patients were described as having normal development but growth patterns were different from that of the typical, term infant. [su_cite_pediatrics url_fragment = ‘129/1/e174’ author = ‘Muraskas’ year = ‘2012’]