Definition. Labor induction â also known as inducing labor â is a procedure used to stimulate uterine contractions during pregnancy before labor begins on its own. Successful labor induction leads to a vaginal birth.
Rate of change in height (height velocity) is a more sensitive measure of growth than time-specific height measures. In general, healthy term infants and children grow about 2.5 cm/mo between birth and 6 mo, 1.3 cm/mo from 7 to 12 mo, and about 7.6 cm/yr between 12 mo and 10 yr.
By the age of four to six months, the baby has usually doubled in weight. After that, expect your baby to gain up to 5 pounds per year until the age of five or so. Until the age of ten, growth steadily increases. Then the child hits puberty, and the biggest growth spurt of all seems to happen almost overnight!