14 Questions
What determines an infant's birth weight?
Length of gestation, mother's prepregnancy weight, and mother's weight gain during gestation
When do most genetically determined larger infants reach their growth channel?
3-6 months of age
How does the adequacy of infants’ nutrient intakes affect their interaction with the environment?
It provides the energy to respond to and learn from stimuli in the environment
What is the catch-up growth in infants?
A period of accelerated growth after a period of slow growth or undernourishment
What is the significance of the growth channel for infants?
It represents a curve of weight and length or height gain throughout the period of growth
What influences the growth of an infant after birth?
Genetics and nourishment
What is the term for the phenomenon where infants born smaller at birth grow at their fetal rate for several months and often do not reach their growth channel until 13 months of age?
Lag-down growth
Which anthropometric data is routinely collected and monitored to track growth in infancy?
Head circumference
At what age do infants usually double their birth weight?
4-6 months
What percentage of weight loss in the newborn period indicates a need for further assessment regarding adequacy of feeding?
10%
What percentage of the reference population does an infant at the 75th percentile for weight-for-age weigh the same or more than?
75%
At what age do infants usually triple their birth weight?
1 year
How much does an infant's length increase by during the first year of life?
50
By what age do infants usually double their length?
4 years
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