Growth parameters of healthy babies from one day to thirty six months in Najaf City

الملخص EN

A cross sectional study was done on 1608 children, (2.12 %) of the total population in Annajaf city (76029) ,(12) (650 males &958 females) between 1st day to 36 months of age visited our hospital, produced in labor or surgical theater of our hospital, or visited the primary health care center in Najaf city. Numbers and details of the samples (1)-At birth : 360 females showed that the highest percentage of all growth parameters OFC (96.7 %), weight (79.9%) and length (83.4%) were plotted at 25th-50th percentile, while 250 males showed that the highest percentage of the OFC (92 %) and weight (100 %) were plotted at 10th-50th percentile but the length was (100 %) from 25th-75th percentile. (2)- 1-6 months : 260 females showed that the highest percentage of all growth parameters OFC (78.5 %), weight (78.8 %) and length (76.8 %) were plotted at 10th- 50thpercentile,while 140 males showed that the highest percentage of all growth parameters OFC (95.8 %), weight (92.7 %) and length (82.9) were plotted at 3rd-75th percentile . (3)- 6-12 months : 188 females showed that the highest percentage of all growth parameters OFC (73.3 %), weight (76.6 %) and length (73.5 %) were plotted at 10th-50th percentile ,while 130 males showed that the highest percentage of OFC (89.6 %), weight (89.3 %) and length (84.6 %) from 3rd -75th percentile.

(4)- 1-3 years : 150 females showed that the highest percentage of all growth parameters OFC (86.5 %),weight (89.3 %) and length (89.3 %) were plotted at 3rd -50th percentile , while 130 male showed that the highest percentage of all growth parameters OFC (70.7 %), weight (73.7 %) and length (74.9 %) were plotted at 10th-75th percentile.