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.
The mean growth rate of babies from one year to two years is also five to seven pounds. In terms of height, from birth to six months, infants grow an inch or 2.5 centimeters every month. Afterwards, babies grow 0.5 inch or a centimeter every month up to the first year of life.ealthy babies gain a pound every month from six months to a year. The average growth rate of babies in weight from birth to six months is seven pounds to 12 pounds or three to five kilograms. From six months to the first year of life, the normal weight gain in babies is five to seven pounds or two to three kilograms.