International standards for newborn weight, length, and head circumference by gestational age and sex: the Newborn Cross-Sectional Study of the INTERGROWTH-21st Project.

BACKGROUND: In 2006, WHO published international growth standards for children younger than 5 years, which are now accepted worldwide. In the INTERGROWTH-21(st) Project, our aim was to complement them by developing international standards for fetuses, newborn infants, and the postnatal growth period...

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Main Authors: Villar, J, Cheikh Ismail, L, Victora, C, Ohuma, E, Bertino, E, Altman, D, Lambert, A, Papageorghiou, A, Carvalho, M, Jaffer, Y, Gravett, MG, Purwar, M, Frederick, I, Noble, A, Pang, R, Barros, F, Chumlea, C, Bhutta, Z, Kennedy, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2014