Infant growth and development

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Normal infant growth and development

Newborns

Normal fullterm newborn infants

Premature newborns

The concept of "gestational age"

"Small for gestational age" newborns

Physical size and growth

Height (length), weight (body mass), and head circumference

Neurologic development

Milestones

smiling

rolling over

sitting up

grasp (thumb and fingers)

crawling

standing up

walking

Changes in the body that come from activities

the back

the feet