Put the growth chart into context. No child's growth and development is always so smooth and perfect like the lines of the chart. Kids bounce up and down the growth charts, depending on appetite ...

These milestones are about a baby’s physical growth, developing fine motor skills, and general muscular abilities. The ...

Water is also vital for healthy growth and development. All cell reactions happen in solution, and water is used to transport dissolved nutrients and waste products around the body in the blood.

Parents are a competitive bunch. So when the pediatrician whips out a growth chart and ranks baby's height and weight in percentiles, it's easy to wonder if something's wrong. But growth ...

We first exclude the member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), as well ... percent in the 1980s and 5.0 percent in the 1990s (Chart 1). This acceleration in ...

Part 2 of this year’s Global Monitoring Report analyses major demographic shifts that will shape economic growth and development for decades to come. The world's population growth has slowed markedly.