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These videos are from 2012 but still contain all of the information you need to know. Equipment may be different in clinical areas you are on placement. always refer to local guidelines and policy during your placement.
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Other Material
Department of Health (DH). (2009). Using the New UK-World Health Organization 0-4 Growth Charts. London, UK: Crown Copyright.
Martin L, Collin J. (2015) An introduction to growth and atypical growth in childhood and adolescence. Nursing Children and Young People 27(6): 29–37. PMID: 26156614; DOI: 10.7748/ncyp.27.6.29.e591.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26156614/
Royal College of Nursing (RCN). (2017) Standards for the Weighing of Infants, Children and Young People in the Acute Health Care Setting.
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH). (2009a) What are growth charts and why do we need them? Fact Sheet 1.
https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/sites/default/files/What_are_growth_charts.pdf
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH). (2009b) Measuring and Plotting. Fact Sheet 3.
https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/sites/default/files/Measuring_and_plotting_advice.pdf
https://infantandtoddlerforum.org/health-and-childcare-professionals/growth-and-its-measurement/
the videos on here are from 2012 but still relevant
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