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.
There is variation in child development in the size of different brain structures between individuals and genders. A human baby's brain at birth averages 369 cm 3 and increases, during the first year of life, to about 961 cm 3, after which the growth rate declines.Brain volume peaks at the age of 40, after which it begins declining at 5% per decade, speeding up around 70. human baby's brain at birth averages 369 cm 3 and increases, during the first year of life, to about 961 cm 3, after which the growth rate declines. Brain volume peaks at the age of 40, after which it begins declining at 5% per decade, speeding up around 70.