1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 30: Infancy and Growth In this episode, you'll learn about growth during infancy. Growth charts are used in pediatrics to assess growth and look at trends. This episode breaks down growth charts and reviews Z-scores.&amp;nbsp; Whether you work in pediatrics, find yourself covering a pediatric unit one day, or need to pass the RD Exam, this episode has a little bit of something for everyone. And my goal is to make sure you're prepared.&amp;nbsp; This is what you'll learn in this episode:&amp;nbsp; A breakdown of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative A quick review of pediatrics and dietitian coverage in pediatric units How birthweights are categorized such as SGA, AGA, LGA and IUGR - you'll learn what these mean Percentiles versus Z-scores and an overview of what these mean You'll also hear a couple stories and I give a shout out to another new RD who joined this fabulous community. Here's a glance at this episode:&amp;nbsp; [04:10] A review of the 10 steps to successful breastfeeding outlined by the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) [12:50] An overview of growth charts including an explanation of plotting percentiles versus Z-scores [15:10] How growth charts show growth trends and what to do if the measurements are off [17:40] An explanation of growth charts, what is measured on the growth charts, and WHO versus CDC growth charts [21:10] The growth changes you'll see when malnutrition is present [22:09] A discussion of birthweight classification [26:00] A review of common terms you'll need to know when working with infants [29:35] A review of standard infant growth RD Exam Made Easy Podcast https://rdexammadeeasy.libsyn.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/25141515/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/126296828