Construction of the World Health Organization child growth standards: selection of methods for attained growth curves

2005 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Borghi ◽  
M. de Onis ◽  
C. Garza ◽  
J. Van den Broeck ◽  
E. A. Frongillo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Growth Curves ◽  
Child Growth ◽  
World Health ◽  
Growth Standards ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Selection Of

scholarly journals The Implications of Using the World Health Organization Child Growth Standards in Saudi Arabia

2009 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 62-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad I. El Mouzan ◽  
Peter J. Foster ◽  
Abdullah S. Al Herbish ◽  
Abdullah A. Al Salloum ◽  
Ahmad A. Al Omar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Child Growth ◽  
World Health ◽  
Growth Standards ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

World Health Organization 2006 Child Growth Standards and 2007 Growth Reference Charts

2013 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 258-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominique Turck ◽  
Kim F. Michaelsen ◽  
Raanan Shamir ◽  
Christian Braegger ◽  
Cristina Campoy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Child Growth ◽  
World Health ◽  
Growth Standards ◽  
Growth Reference ◽  
Health Organization

Can Lactation Consultants Find Appropriate Uses: For the World Health Organization Growth Curves?

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 14-19
Author(s):  
Susan E. Burger ◽  
Sara D. Newman
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Growth Curves ◽  
Growth Patterns ◽  
World Health ◽  
Breastfed Infants ◽  
Lactation Consultants ◽  
The World ◽  
Healthy Growth ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Impact

The release of the World Health Organization growth curves in 2006 enabled lactation consultants and other healthcare practitioners to compare the growth of infants and young children against normal, healthy breastfed infants for the first time. Prior to that, lactation consultants only had access to reference curves that included the less-healthy growth patterns of formula-fed infants. Systematic reviews suggest that while growth curves are widely used, the impact of their use on children’s health and nutrition remains unclear. Program experience has shown growth curves may be useful for promotion of other health services and for education and motivation, but may not be as useful for screening at-risk infants. In light of this experience, lactation consultants might find the best use of growth curves would be to educate mothers, families and other healthcare practitioners about the healthier growth patterns of breastfed infants and to promote feeding practices accordingly.

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