Q: My baby is small but my pediatric provider says she is "following ... If your baby is "following the curve" of the growth chart, she's paralleling one of the percentile lines on the chart ...

Data for the BMI, Weight, and Height graphs come from U.S. Growth Charts (2000), National Center for Health ... Z score prediction model for assessment of bone mineral content in pediatric diseases.

So when the pediatrician whips out a growth chart and ranks baby's height and ... a technical change that shouldn't impact day-to-day pediatric practices or parental views of baby's progress.