Here is some information that I have in my archives about the growth charts for
breastfed babies.  Information on obtaining the charts themselves is in the
second paragraph.  It appears that they are available from the WHO in
Switzerland.  Might be interesting to find out if the American Academy of
Pediatrics has bothered to obtain a copy for their own medical library and
whether they are distributing it to pediatricians on request.  Apologies to
whoever first posted this info on Lactnet (Dr. Akre?): I accidently deleted the
attribution.

Rachael Hamlet

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The article I was referring to is  by Kathryn G. Dewey et al (including the WHO
Working Group on Infant Growth): "Growth of breast-fed infants deviates from
current reference data: a pooled analysis of US, Canadian and European datasets"
Pediatrics 1995; 96:495-503. The article states that "the results of this
analysis clearly indicate that if growth charts are to reflect patterns
consistent with WHO feeding recommendations, new reference data based on
breast-fed infants are necessary."

An effort is currently under way [in WHO's Nutrition unit] to create such
reference data, with representation of a wider range of ethnic backgrounds and
parental stature than was available for these analyses.  In the meantime, the
pooled data presented herein are available in growth chart format by request [An
Evaluation of Infant Growth.  WHO Working Group on Infant Growth. 1994, 83 pages
(English only); WHO/NUT/94.8 (modest price).  Order no. 1930067, WHO,
Distribution and Sales, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland, FAX  (41-22) 791-4857]. The
implications of adopting an international growth chart using reference data
based on breast-fed infants are discussed elsewhere [WHO Working Group on Infant
Growth, Nutrition unit. An evaluation of infant growth: the use and
interpretation of anthropometry in infants.  Bulletin of the World Health
Organization 1995, 73(2):165-174].