The new charts include:

  • new centiles – using nine centiles and extending from the 0.4th to the 99.6th centile
  • no centile lines for 1–2 weeks of age – because most babies lose some weight and then regain it during the two weeks after birth. A baby’s weight at about two weeks of age should be compared with their birth weight
  • a separate preterm birth section (in the combined growth charts and health professionals notes only, not in the Well Child Tamariki Ora My Health Book)
  • an adult height prediction and BMI look up (in the combined growth charts and health professionals notes only, not in the Well Child Tamariki Ora My Health Book).

Growth charts

A4 Size

A4 Size

Combined

Boys

Girls

A3

A3

Factsheets

Factsheets

A number of factsheets for health professionals have been developed with information about the growth charts and how to use them.