Consider the measurement chart shown. If the baby is 10 weeks and 2 days old, what measurement do you think it should have?
Click on the chart where you think the measurement would lie if this was an averagely grown baby.
Incorrect.
The correct area is highlighted.
Select a point on the graph.
Correct.
At 10 weeks 2 days, the measurement should be approximately 33 mm.
Incorrect.
The correct area is highlighted.
If the baby is growing at an average rate, this measurement should lie on the green or central line – at about 33 mm.
Look at the chart carefully. The green line shows how an average baby would grow. The other red lines indicate that 95% of all babies will grow along a line less than the upper one and that only 5% will grow along a line less than the lower one.