Growth retardation in children and babies is an issue that can get really worried parents. If the child does not grow at a pace that, if in school compared with other children their age is the shortest in his class. These are situations that create uncertainty. In pregnancy 10 speaks of stunting of children and babies.

There are few benchmarks to measure the growth of infants and children consistent with their age and sex. These are called percentiles. But what happens when a child has a stunting?  Not all children have an exact pace of growth, it is somewhat difficult at first to diagnose that there is a stunted and may have a lack of growth hormone or GH.

When we have to suspect a deficit of growth hormone (GH?)

*Children who lack growth hormone have a characteristic pattern of their growth rate is below 4 cm / year from the 2 years. The size at birth is usually normal except in exceptional cases. The child’s growth is usually normal for a variable period of time as may be 1 or 2 years.

*Gradually, the growth rate slows down. The carving is gradually deteriorating and yet there is a delay in bone maturation.

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