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do you know of an online infant growth chart? I found a couple of them but none of them show the exact %. it says above 97% and shows him off the chart. do you know of one that is more precise? I've tried all three of these. the first says above the 97th %. the second says above 95th and the third I believe said above the 97th.

Anyone have an infant(8months) that literally wont eat due to acid reflux and has fallen off growth chart? my 8month old son has struggled with this since birth but we had to reduce medicine because it was affecting his liver. We just started him on prilosec but it's been almost 2 weeks and doesn't seem to be helping. He pretty much screams when he sees the bottle and we do everything we can to get 20oz into him a day. He doens't eat solids as he gags when you put anyting towards his mouth. He has lost 5 oz in the past week b/c he also has ear infection. What can we do to help him with this? We are so stressed, sad and frustrated as he is loosing ground.

percentile chart help!? in my child's baby book it has a growth chart to write their age, weight, height, and the percentiles for their weight & their height. i have looked through websites on infant growth charts but i'm finding different answers for the percentiles at each one. for a 1 month (1 month and 4 days) old, 8pounds 11 ounce, 21 inch female i have found 3 answers. answer #1 weight 25th - 50th height 25th - 50th head 10th - 25th answer #2 weight 10th -25th height 10th - 25th head 5th answer #3 weight 13% head 2.9% also need the same for 6 day old, 6.9 pound, 19 3/4 inch, female with head circumfrence of 13 inches caucasion (white) & formula fed. born at 40.5 weeks

Growth charts are unreliable for which type of infants? Growth charts are unreliable for which type of infants? a. Infants born pre-term with weights <2500 g b. Infants born to women who followed a vegetarian diet during pregnancy c. Full term infants with LBW d. a and c a?

Growth Disorder in Infant - Growing Too Fast? My friend has a little girl that is 2, almost 3 months old. She obviously has a growth disorder of some kind but no one can figure out what. She is 20 pounds and 26 and a half inches long. She isn't fat and her mother isn't overfeeding her. She will eat 9 ounces or more without spitting up and is still hungry. The doctor told her to start rice cereal already, also. Her bones are as big as a child twice her age, at least, along with muscle mass. They have sent her growth charts to many different specialists and they can't figure it out. Does anyone know anything about what might be causing this? They don't think it's thyroid.... Maybe a pituitary gland problem? Anything you guys can think of, I would appreciate so I can tell my friend. The only reason why I am trying to find answers for her is because her doctor can't figure it out and told her that. She has no idea what's going on and asked me to help. I'm just trying to get information on things it could possibly be so she can ask her doctor about it. If the baby is two and a half months old and the size of a baby who is anywhere from 8-12 months old, I don't think it matters whether it is a boy or girl. Something is obviously wrong. And yes, they did do blood tests. It didn't show anything. I'm not trying to be rude but this is a big deal to my friend and I'm just trying to help. Please, quit acting like I'm playing the role of doctor here. I'm not. I am genuinely concerned for her baby because we don't know why she's growing so rapidly. And it isn't a growth spurt. It hasn't stopped since she was born. So, if it was, that is the longest growth spurt that I have heard of for an infant.

Infant Growth - Height and Weight of a baby? My Little Son (4 months old) was born at 7 pounds and 19 Inches tall. today he is 25 inches tall and 15 pounds. I saw some percentile charts and he seemed to be born at a lower percentile and is steadily gone up to two levels. Can anyone with similar experience let me know how their kids have grown up when they were say 1 year old or 2 years old?

Kids are worse off nowadays and have more medical problems than ever ?? With all these feeding as infant guidelines and dont do this and that, and all these hormones pumped into food and all these guidelines and growth chart scales and blah , blah I think kids have more medical problems now then ever before. Autism ? ADD/ ADHD ? All these overweight kids and teens with eating disorders. I say the kids were better off in the old days when they knew less ! Sometimes the medical field is a bunch of crap. Who agrees ?

To the parents of Six Month Olds? How many ounces of formula does your infant eat a day, from waking in the morning to bed time? My doc sais I am overfeeding my baby, even though her growth chart is just where it should be. She eats 4 and a half ounces every three hours. Is this too much?

Anyone heard of weight gain supplement for infants? My 12 month old is off the growth chart, he only weighs 7.2kg. He loooks so little and tiny everyone thinks he is a 7 month old. The doctors always tell me not to worry that he is just little and will grow in time, also he is very happy and alert and otherwise healthy. I just would like to know if anyone has heard of somekind of supplement to add to the diet to help gain some weight...????

Does she have a growth problem? My child who just turned 3, ranked only 5% (height)according to the doc. Which is not distubing in itself, but the fact that she is dropping off the chart, every time she gets measured, bothers me. When she was an infant she was in the 90-95% (height). I heard at this age she should be growing an average of 2-3 inches a year. Last year she grew a half an inch....What do ya'll think? It doesn't bother me the prospect of her being short. She has had other medical problems, so I may very well be more fearful than other moms who have had healthy children. I am very thankful that she is healthy right now and I am hoping that she will stay that way, but it's my job to question these things and not just sit back and so you say "CHILL:" Her doc is going to run some tests next week, but until then I am concerned. So I asked to see if anyone here had dealt with such issues. Thanks for the feedback!

5.5 month old infant sleep issues? I was wondering what I could do to help my 5 1/2 month old sleep better. Im a single mom that is running out of steam and sleep! This is her story: She goes to bed around 6:30 or 7 depending on her tiredness. I always nurse her and then give her the bottle and she usually falls asleep. Now the tricky part. I put her down in her crib, which is right next to my bed and 50%of the time she wakes up as soon as her back touches the mattress and starts crying, fussing, louder and louder. From there the only way she will fall back asleep (since she is now full and wont nurse) is by me bobbing and rocking her. It can take anywhere from 15 min to 3 hours to get her back down. Thats the first part. The second part is that I wake her before I go to bed to feed her again (she is below the growth charts and feeding her is super important), she sleepily has an ounce then off to sleep again. She usually wakes 2 more times; between 2-4 and after that 2 hours later. Its the same story with getting her back down after each wakeup. Can anyone advise me on how to make this get back to sleep better? Im totally exhausted! Thanks!

Concern about my infants head size ? The doc was concerned about my sons head growth this visit. Said it went from 75% to 99% . Shes a new doc for me and I told her my other sons head was off growth chart scale. She said he should be watched which I appreciate to make sure its not hydrocephalus. However his head is still molding, one side which was flat was round and otherwise to me seems fine. But of course I am worried now. He grew 3 inches and 2 lbs too since his last visit so wouldn't his head grow with the rest of him. Was wondering what you other parents thought and if you have been through this. also grandpa had a big round head as a kid. My son has big hands, feet and chubby cheeks and is a cutie and his head size to me seems to match the rest of him. any input ? thanks.

Breastfeeding mamas, please help.? I am currently breastfeeding my six month old who is 17 pounds and 28 inches long. According to the growth chart she is 75th percentile in weight and 95th in height. She gained one pound less than what was expected based upon her growth pattern from birth. She is healthy and still a bit chunky. She is a good eater and besides breast milk she eats cereal and has started on solids. All of my children were exclusively breastfed and grew rapidly the first four months. After that they usually slowed down and ended up dropping on the charts in weight but continued to be above average in height. They're all healthy. I have friends with formula feed babies and they are huge. They're always calling my daughter tiny but I think they're comparing her to theirs which is not fair. I know that there is a significant difference in formula and breast milk and that both babies may grow differently. Since I have two older children who grew very similarly to my infant I'm not that concerned but still a little curious. Breastfeeding moms, can you relate? Thank you.

is it normal for a premature baby to be around normal weight? basically my doctor said that when i was 6.5 weeks early they had to induce because i was already over 7 pounds and if they didn't do it she would have to have a c-section. looking at a growth chart it says that around 7-8 is the average for a 42 week infant, so thinking mathematically in those last 6.5 weeks baby's gain an average of 2 to 3 pounds i would have been too big. How is it that that i was that premature, and still of average weight, kind of doesn't make sense, most baby's that early are really tiny and light but i was normal in those departments for normal 42 week pregnancy, the only problem I had was slightly premature lungs and underdeveloped eyes, the lungs are about normal, my eyes are still kind really bad. Don't get me wrong im greatfull that everything is ok but just don't understand how i could have that little amount of problems when i was that premature and normal weight. In our family we have had one other member born prematurely, she was my mom's aunt but she did have a lot of mental problems

How do I get my 5 week old to wake up to eat? My daughter is 5 weeks old and I breastfeed her. The first few weeks she nursed really well, latching on right and nursing about 20 minutes on each side. Now for the past week or so I have been having trouble getting her to wake up and eat. She'll sleep right thru feedings if I let her even during the day. She seems to be gaining fine (she goes to the doctor tomorrow for a well baby check so I'll know for sure then), she has lots of wet and poopy diapers, and when she is awake she's very alert and smiling. But when she does nurse it's only for like 5 or 10 minutes on one breast and then she's back to sleep and will not take the other breast. I guess my question is, is this common? Has anyone else had this problem? I'm sure I'm not the only one. Should I just let her sleep as long as she's gaining and has dirty and wet diapers? I have tried everything to wake her. Taking off her sleeper, tickling her foot, rubbing her head in a circular motion, even using a cool damp cloth to revive her. All work only for a couple of suckles and she's back to sleep. It's so frustrating. I'm becoming obscessed because my son went thru a simular thing when he was an infant. I couldn't nurse him because he would never latch, but he wouldn't even take a bottle and started dropping off the growth chart. This went on for nearly two years with him. I don't want to go thru this again with my daughter. I love my children so much and I just want them to be healthy. Please any nursing mom's out there, if you have any advise, any is appreciated. And I do plan on discussing this with her doctor tomorrow, I just wanted some opinions from some experienced nursing moms.

How much did your baby weigh at 8 months? Abigail is 7 1/2 months. She weighs 15.14 lbs and is 26in long. She sits, crawls and pulls up so she is very active. She is preportioned well but in the like 30 percentile for weight. She was NOT a small infant born at 8.3 lbs. Are the growth charts where they SHOULD/ NEED to be? Or should I not even compare? Thanks!

Question about a (slightly) premature baby's milestones & weight gain? My little girl is 7 weeks old. She was born slightly premature when I was 36 weeks 3 days pregnant. I haven't been able to see her regular pediatrician yet, but a nurse practitioner at the clinic has been tracking her growth on a term infant's weight chart. It just seems weird to me since she should have been bigger if I had been pregnant for another week or more. At birth, her weight was in the 1st percentile, head in the 3rd and length at the 2nd. Now that she's 7 weeks, her weight is in the 10th, length and head are in the 25th. Is that normal? She seems so small. Also, I had heard that when tracking milestones, you are supposed to go by gestational age. Is that also true for a baby born at 36 weeks? My daughter smiles, coos, has giggled, etc - but I'm just wondering if this could affect other milestones in the future.

Can young babies be considered obese? There is a particular answerer on here who is always bashing larger babies. So it got me to thinking and wondering, can a infant be considered obese? Especially if the larger babies are still on the growth charts? Also, if the larger weighted baby is also long does that then make a difference? I personally feel that infants can't be obese. Maybe into toddler hood and above if feed inappropriately. Look forward to hearing every-ones answers! Can we have some answers with real thought and/or research please ladies. That would be much appreciated! Oh yes my dear, it is you! You are a very vile and negative person and I was hoping you'd answer my question. To your answer. Most parents aren't just shoving a bottle in their child's mouth. That's just an assumption on your part. Some babies are just larger than others. Simple. Should people automatically assume that you aren't feeding your baby because she is 8mos and only 13lbs? No, they shouldn't. The point I'm trying to make to you here is that you come across as extremely ignorant. I think its funny that you think I have an obese baby. Do I worry about my babies weight? Nope not really, he's beyond tall for his age, so as YOU said it 'evens' out. My baby is 90th percentile in BOTH height and weight, and is exclusively formula fed. He gets 6oz every 5 hours through the day and then sleeps through the night. However your DD is in the 25th-50th for height and below 5th for weight. To me that screams UNDERWEIGHT. My first born was a preemie, so it's not an excuse Trying to make a point Bean. If you saw the answers that are given to a lot of people on here from her, you'd maybe think differently. The things she says did get me wondering, hence the question. Thanks for your lovely input though! :)

How Can I Add Non-Dairy Healthy Fat and Calories Into My 12 Month Old's Diet? My son is 12 months old and we learned at his 1-year check-up that he has fallen off the growth charts. He is 17lbs, 15oz and 28". At 6 months he was in the 10th percentile for weight. At 9 months he was in the 3rd percentile for weight. Now, at 12 months he's not even on the charts! We will go back for a 15 month check-up to monitor his progress and the doctor stressed that I need to try to get him to gain weight. He is allergic to dairy (he has got hives in the past from yogurt). My doctor suggested I just try him on the homogenized milk to see if he's grown out of the allergy, but he hasn't. I tried giving it to him on 3 different days and he's thrown it up every time within 5 minutes of drinking it. We go back to the doctor on Tuesday to get a referral to the pediatric allergy specialist. In the meantime, what are some ways that I can add healthy fat and calories into his diet to help him gain weight? He can't have any milk, butter, cheese, yogurt, etc. Nothing dairy. He is also allergic to soy. Also, his Dad has a severe nut allergy so I need to stay away from all nut products. Right now he is on a special infant formula and likes to eat things like beans, hummus, fruit, vegetables, bread, etc. Any ideas would be very much appreciated! Thank you! Thanks everyone! He has a true dairy allergy, not just an intollerance - so I can't do lactoce free milks or cheese. It's the milk protein he's allergic to, not the lactose sugar. Thanks for the ideas!!!!!! Diane H - thanks for assuming that we're vegan, but we're not. I am "womaning up" by trying to figure out ways to get him to gain weight. Geez. I do offer him meat, he just doesn't like it as much. If we were vegan, do you think I would have even tried milk or yogurt???

Breastfeeding with possible hyperthyroid, please read details? Some of my contacts and other regulars might be familiar with the issues I have had with my daughter's weight gain, as I have asked many questions pertaining to it. She is 10 months old and has been hovering right around 16.5 lbs. Her pediatrician first expressed concern at her 4 month appointment, when she appeared to be dropping off of the growth charts. Then, at her 6 month appointment, she had leveled off and he told me he was no longer worried. Now I am afraid she is slowing down again, as she hasn't seemed to have gained very much weight at all for the last couple of months. She is breastfed, with baby food twice a day, table food (for a meal) once a day and several snacks throughout. She probably nurses anywhere between 4 and 6 times daily now. I have also introduced small amounts (a few ounces) of cow's milk a few times a day for supplement. Very recently, my own weight has become an issue. I was 112 lbs pre-pregnancy, I got up to 148 during that and now I am 105 lbs and still losing. I have a doctor's appointment with my OB in a few weeks (earliest I could get in) and hopefully he will be able to address whether or not I am having a thyroid problem. (In my case, hyperthyroidism.) This possibility has got me wondering: If my own body is struggling to convert the food that I eat into energy and sustenance for myself, is it possible that there is also a glitch in my body's ability to produce nutrient rich and fatty milk for my daughter? Could a thyroid problem in a breastfeeding mother be responsible for inadequate weight gain in her nursing infant? Obviously I plan on asking my doctor all of these questions, just curious if anyone else sees the connection that I see or if perhaps someone knows a reason why this is probably not the case. 10-12 times a day at 10 months?! Good gravy, my daughter hasn't nursed that often since she was a newborn.

How can it be legal to have an abortion when killing a baby is illegal? When a sperm cell meets and penetrates an egg, it will fertilize it. At this moment, the genetic make-up is complete, including the sex of the infant. Within about three days after conception, the fertilized egg, which is dividing rapidly into many cells, passes through the fallopian tube into the uterus where it attaches to the uterine wall. The placenta, which will nourish the baby, also begins to form. At 4 wks of development the structures that eventually form the face and neck are becoming evident. The heart and blood vessels continue to develop. And the lungs, stomach, and liver start to develop. A home pregnancy test is now positive. At 8 wks the baby is now about the size of a grape – almost an inch in size. Eyelids and ears are forming and even the tip of the nose is visible. The arms and legs are well formed. The fingers and toes grow longer and more distinct. At 12 wks the fetus measures about two and a half inches and starts to make its own movements. You will start to see the top of the uterus above the pelvic bone. Your doctor may hear the baby's heartbeat with special instruments. The sex organs of the baby should start to become clear. At 16 wks the fetus now measures about 4.3 to 4.6 inches and weighs about 2.8 ounces. The top of your uterus should be felt about three inches below your belly button. The baby's eyes can blink and the heart and blood vessels are fully formed. The baby's fingers and toes should have fingerprints. At 20 wks the baby weighs about 9 ounces and is about six inches long. The uterus should be at the level of the belly button. The baby can suck a thumb, yawn, stretch, and make faces. Soon -- if you haven't already -- you'll feel your baby move, which is called "quickening." At 20 wks an ultrasound is generally performed for all pregnant women at 20 weeks of gestation. During this ultrasound, the doctor will confirm that the placenta is healthy and attached normally and that your baby is growing properly in the uterus. The baby's heartbeat and movement of its body, arms, and legs can also be seen on the ultrasound. The gender of the baby can usually be determined. At 24 wks the fetus weighs about 1.4 pounds now. It responds to sounds by moving or increasing its pulse. You may notice jerking motions if it hiccups. With the inner ear fully developed, it may be able to sense being upside down in the womb. At 28 wks the fetus weighs about 2 pounds 6 ounces. It changes position frequently at this point in pregnancy. There's a good chance of survival if your baby was born prematurely now. Ask your doctor about preterm labor warning signs. Register for birthing classes. Birthing classes prepare you for many aspects of childbirth, including labor and delivery and parenting the newborn. At 32 wks the fetus weighs almost 4 pounds. The baby's skin has less wrinkles as a layer of fat starts to form under the skin. It will gain up to half its birth weight between now and delivery. Ask your doctor how to do a fetal movement chart. Think about breastfeeding. Soon you may start leaking colostrum from your breasts, a yellowish fluid that precedes milk production. At 36 wks babies differ in size, depending on many factors (such as gender, the number of babies being carried, and size of the parents), so your baby's overall rate of growth is as important as the actual size. On average, it's about 12.5 inches and weighs 5.5 pounds. The brain has been developing rapidly. Lungs are nearly fully developed. The head is usually positioned down into the pelvis by now. A pregnancy is considered 'at term' once 37 weeks has been completed; baby is ready!

How many people are aware that "failure to thrive" is only a weight term? Were you aware of this? Do you know any others who are not aware that "failure to thrive" is a weight term? What population of the mothers in the US do you think is aware of the definition of this term? Does it frighten you to know that many mothers are not concerned about their childs failure to gain weight for extended periods of time, and even ignore their pediatricians advise on this subject when the child is brought in severely underweight, because they do not understand that lack of weight gain is "failure to thrive"? I noticed many users on here seem unfamiliar with the definition of this term. Here are some definitions: https://health.google.com/health/ref/Failure+to+thrive Failure to thrive is a description applied to children whose current weight or rate of weight gain is significantly below that of other children of similar age and sex. http://kidshealth.org/parent/growth/growth/failure_thrive.html Kids who fail to thrive don't receive or are unable to take in, retain, or utilize the calories needed to gain weight and grow as expected. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Failure_to_thrive In children, it is usually defined in terms of weight, and can be evaluated either by a low weight for the child's age, or by a low rate of increase in the weight. As used by pediatricians, it covers poor physical growth of any cause and does not imply abnormal intellectual, social, or emotional development.[citation needed] The term has been used in different ways,[4] and different objective standards have been defined.[5][6] Many definitions use the 5th percentile as a cutoff Some people on here seem to think it refers to a child's tempermant, activity level, level of contentness, or reaching of milestones. It is ONLY a weight term and generally refers to not maintaining the same curve for growth, or falling below the 5th percentile on the charts. Has anyone else noticed that other users are not aware of this term? It is important for mothers of young children to know what this term refers to, because it is very important to keep up with your infants weight gain! Knowing that "failure to thrive" is bad without knowing what that means could lead to the death of an infant, if the mother does not understand that she is being warned about not having her child gain adequate weight. Many infants die from a failure to thrive. More than die from SIDS. So a lack of knowledge of this term is extremely detrimental. There are many many reasons for failure to thrive, but every case needs to be taken seriously! I won't tell anyone how to raise their child, but if your infant has fallen below the 5th percentile or is not gaining weight for extended periods of time do SOMETHING DIFFERENTLY! Sorry, saw some very SCARY posts today. Even some babies in dire need of medical assistance who received advise on here to ignore their doctor because it went against their parenting philosophies. AI - I think it is scary when ANY babies are diagnosed FTT. It goes beyond parenting style. All parenting styles can create this, since it can happen for any reason, but it refers ONLY to weight, so a child meeting milestones, with the right head circumfrance etc. CAN have FTT. Which is the point here. Beyond however you choose to raise your children, do be aware that if your child is not adequetly gaining weight, or is low on the charts changes DO have to be made. I didn't see one or 2 examples but MANY examples of people not knowing this term and being told weight gain was not an issue, and not to make any changes and even to ignore their child's doctor. It wasn't one thing, but many. A child can be short of course, and weight versus height matters, but you cannot assume a child is simply supposed to be at the 2nd percentile when the child's doctor is telling them to change things! It isn't a measure of bones popping out, it is a measure of weight, and generally a matter of being below 5th percentile on the charts. Of course if a doctor is not worried then that is one thing, but people actually tell worried moms to ignore the doctor on this. The medical community is aware that children die from being underweight. It really doesn't matter what chart you use when you start falling off them. A child shouldn't be falling off any of the charts. It is a concern. Esp. when the doctor says it is! You know, the guy / girl who actually sees the child...

Please help me edit im a Esl student? “Pediatric nursing facts” I worked as a CENA for 3 years, so I understand all nursing involves care planning, charting, and taking care of patient needs. I have worked in both a nursing home and hospital. I have experience working with both adults and children. I understand that pediatric nursing involves specializing care of children both emotionally and physically. I chose Pediatric Nursing as my topic because I want to specialize in working with kids as a pediatric nurse. I love kids. Children are special and I would love to take care children and their families. I am very curious about the requirements, responsibilities, challenges, salary and the work schedule of a pediatric nurse? I know I have many questions, but I can only think of a few right now. More questions will pop up as I go along, working on this project. I began my search on the web and was able to find a helpful article on the requirements of pediatric nursing. There is some education necessary before become an pediatric nurse. It is required to take 2-3 year Registered Nurse program. According to the article, “Pediatric Nurse Certification." Pediatric nurses are require to have a license in special training in pediatrics and a CPEN or CPN certificate. Some courses that need to be taken are Growth and Development, Physiology/Pathophysiology, Family Centered Care, Health Promotion /Maintenance”(Pediatric Nurse Certification). I was thinking that a license in practical nursing was acceptable to qualify as a pediatric nurse. Those involved in pediatric nursing have a lot different responsibilities. Most children nurses work in the hospital and the doctor offices under the supervision of doctors. According to the article, NOEDb The duty of Pediatric nursing is determined by the patient condition and which facility that the nurse is employed. ("Pediatric Nursing?.") Pediatric nurse must be loving ,compassion and caring and have patience. I know as a pediatric nurse I would want to give the best care. since their lives in our hands. Pediatric nurses must be able to interact with parent and show love and concern in the proper way. For example showing a mother the proper way to hold her infant and how to bond. Pediatric nurses have to be very supportive emotionally. Like helping a family member cope with a child who has died. One must know how to comfort them and be supportive. It is required as a children's nurse to have good listen skills and know how to balance between work and interaction with family in a tough situation. As a Pediatric Nurse on have to prepare for children emergencies, such as dealing with an injured child in an emergency room or helping a child battle with cancer. Pediatric Nurses should be able to relate to worried parents and other family members and in any field patience is needed. According to the The Gift of Nursing “the nurse ability to recognize opportunities to address the emotional well being of family members can result in better quality of life for both patient and family”.(Buell,Lisa p.477) Children’s nurses must also have some compassion and patience and have a desire to take care of kids. Other responsibilities of a pediatric includes doing regular follow ups on the patients. For example when the pediatric nurse has a ill child blood and urine tests are given. Base on those results will determine how long the child may stay in the hospital. The vital signs that are ordered will indicate if anything is abnormal in the child so other testing can be done (“All you Need to be a Pediatric Nurse...."). I will like to add there are so many responsibilities as pediatric nurse so their work is endless. In pediatric nursing the challenges are dealing with uncooperative children quality or care . Children nurses must know how to work with uncooperative children. Nurses should know what do in a situation if a child is scared or upset. For example the best way to deal with a child who is scared of a getting a shot might benefit from having parents in the medical room during vaccination. Pediatric nurses must know what to say and how to comfort the child and make things better . Trying to make sure good quality care is done for each child may be a factor. The appropriate care may not be given if there is, an insurance or low budget issue. For instance the well-being of the patient might be a stake because of issue like downsizing and lacking enough nurses to get proper care. ("Ethical and legal challenges for pediatric nurses: an open letter."). Providing good care to patients is a major concern when there is not enough money to cover the insurance. I believe children should receive the best of care and should be treated with dignity and respect. They should not be denied care because of lack of insurance, especially if it a serious life and death situation. Pediatric Nurses have to be able to cope with stress and learn how to deal with children

Growth charts are unreliable for which type of infants? Growth charts are unreliable for which type of infants? a. Infants born pre-term with weights <2500 g b. Infants born to women who followed a vegetarian diet during pregnancy c. Full term infants with LBW d. a and c a?