Birth Weight

Within a few hours of birth, a healthcare provider will offer your baby a thorough newborn exam. One part of the exam is weighing and measuring your baby, but it's most important that, if you and your baby are well, that you have uninterrupted time together to snuggle skin-to-skin first. For more information on your baby's birth weight and what to expect, as well as information on other parts of early newborn health care, please visit the links below.

• HealthLinkBC - Physical Growth in Newborns
• Dietitians of Canada - WHO Growth Charts Set 1
• Kids Health - Your Newborn's Growth
• Unity Health Toronto - Birthweight curves for newborns according to maternal ancestry