International guidelines

United Kingdom

Faltering growth: recognition and management of faltering growth in children

Published by:National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Last published:2017

North America

Promoting optimal monitoring of child growth in Canada: using the new World Health Organization growth charts

Published by:Dietitians of Canada; Canadian Paediatric Society; The College of Family Physicians of Canada; Community Health Nurses of Canada

Last published:2010 (reaffirmed in 2018)

Use of World Health Organization and CDC growth charts for children aged 0-59 months in the United States

Published by:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Last published:2010

Rest of the world

Essential nutrition actions: improving maternal, newborn, infant and young child health and nutrition

Published by:World Health Organization

Last published:2019

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