In the UK the current chart (not, repeat not, the CDC chart but our very own 
chart based on UK data from the 1990's) will be replaced by a chart called 
'UK-WHO'.  this will be WHO data from 2 weeks to four years, with birth and 
moderately pre-term (from 32 weeks) data from the UK. 

There is a group working on thi;  we have done our own design using the 
data, and written instructions.  The instructions will be printed on the 
chart used in hospitals and clinics and cover things like the interpretation 
of weight loss from birth and birth weight regain.  We have made 
recommendations for the minimum intervals between weights for normal healthy 
babies.  We have also written new information pages for parents which will 
go in the record parents carry with weight charts, imms record, etc. 

Come April, everyone who orders a chart will get the new one.  Each local 
area will use up their old stock and then all babies will be plotted on the 
new charts. 

So, over the time of a few months or so, we should have the whole country on 
the WHO chart.  Not sure yet how the changes will be monitored, hope there 
will be some funding for this. The work so far has been funded by the 
Department of Health, paid to the Royal College of Paediatricians and Child 
Health (RCPCH).  Of course, it will be hard for anyone else to interpret our 
findings cos they will have moved from a different chart to WHO, if they 
move. 

I believe that we are the first 'western' country to commit to adopt the WHO 
chart. 

Magda Sachs
Registered Breastfeeding Supporter
The Breastfeeding Network
member of UK-WHO chart working group

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