Title: Growth Parameters<br/>Author: Jennifer Guyther<br/><a href='http://umem.org/profiles/faculty/314/'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><p>
Weight:</p>
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-Birth weight doubles by 4 months, triples by 12 months and quadruples by 1 year</p>
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-After age 2, normal weight gain averages 5 pounds per year until adolescence</p>
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Length:</p>
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-Birth length increases by 50% at 1 year</p>
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-Birth length doubles by 4 years and triples by 13 years</p>
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-After age 2, average height increases by 2 inches per year until adolescence</p>
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Cross and Hannaman. Medstudy. Pediatrics Board Review 5th edition. Colorado Springs. 2012.</p>
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