Overall health: Chronic illness or diseases during childhood can hinder growth and development. Average Baby Length Chart by Month This chart shows the average length (or height) of healthy, full ...

Growth charts are just a guide – While they show averages for weight and height, each child’s growth pattern is unique, and doctors use them to track progress rather than compare kids.

This article provides a month-by-month length chart for babies in their first year of life, and discusses what it means when a baby is above or below average length.

The old BMI charts were issued in 2000 based on representative data from the 1960s to 1980s. Because of a lack of data, children with obesity weren’t reflected in those charts, which extended to ...

Growth charts are standard tools used by doctors. They measure your baby’s weight, height/length, and head circumference and compare those numbers to babies of the same age and gender.