growth chart

[rafera]

Hallo.
I have a question. Do You use growth charts for preterms on NICUs? How about children 23-26 weeks?

[Alexander Rakow]

We have a reference curve also for preterm infants, it is integrated in our computerized patient record system.
The reference to the growth charts: Acta Paed (suppl) 1994;399:64-70.
I attach two examples, one for a girl and one for a boy.

[rafera]

Thank You very much. We use such charts for "older":) preterms (26 and more). For younger we used to notice the weihgt only. But know we're going to notice growth parametters of every preterm infant.