In mid-2010, amended growth charts were introduced to the Well Child/Tamariki Ora Healthbook and for use by providers.
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 Healthbook)
- 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 Healthbook).
A4 Size
- Weight-height BMI conversion chart (PDF, 197 KB)
- Combined growth charts and health professionals’ notes – Boys: A4 (PDF, 344 KB)
- Combined growth charts and health professionals’ notes – Girls: A4 (PDF, 395 KB)
- Boys weight 0–1 year (PDF, 62 KB)
- Boys weight 1–5 years (PDF, 29 KB
- Boys length 0–2 years (PDF, 67 KB)
- Boys height 2–5 years (PDF, 30 KB)
- Boys head circumference 0–2 years (PDF, 32 KB)
- Girls weight 0–1 year (PDF, KB)
- Girls weight 1–5 years (PDF, KB)
- Girls length 0–2 years (PDF, KB)
- Girls height 2–5 years (PDF, KB)
- Girls head circumference 0–2 years (PDF, KB)
A3 Size
- Combined growth charts and health professionals’ notes – Boys: A3 (PDF, 417 KB)
- Combined growth charts and health professionals’ notes – Girls: A3 (PDF, 371 KB)
Factsheets
A number of factsheets for health professionals have been developed with information about the growth charts and how to use them.
- Fact sheet 1: What are growth charts and why do we need them? (PDF, 360 KB)
- Fact sheet 2: About the NZ-WHO Growth Charts (PDF, 227 KB)
- Fact sheet 3: Measuring and plotting (PDF, 871 KB)
- Fact sheet 4: Plotting and assessing newborn infants (PDF, 761 KB)
- Fact sheet 5: Plotting preterm infants (PDF, 890 KB)
- Fact sheet 6: Plotting and assessing infants and toddlers up to age five years (PDF, 550 KB)