Growth Flashcards
1
Q
What does growth mean?
A
An increase in physical size, beginning with muscular control and development of coordination and balance.
2
Q
What key principles growth?
A
The key principles are:
1) the rate of growth is variable.
2) Different parts of the body can grow at differ ent rates
3
Q
How is growth measured + monitored?
A
It is monitored?
Height, weight and head circumference.
How is it measured?
A health visitor will carry out the measurements and plot the results on a growth chart to ensure that an infant is meeting their milestones.
