Newborns are generally tall

Whether it is a newborn or an infant, their height is something that parents are particularly concerned about, because it means to a certain extent whether the child's height will be normal in the future. Generally speaking, a newborn baby is about 50 cm long. In addition, there are different height standards for infants and young children of different age groups and genders. These standards will be introduced in detail below!

1. How tall is a newborn baby generally?

Generally, a full-term baby is 50 cm tall. The baby's height is greatly affected by genetic factors and gender.

2. Normal height of boys

At 1 year and 6 months old, the average height is 82.4 cm. If it is greater than 88.5 cm, it is too tall, and if it is less than 76.3 cm, it is too short. At 1 year and 9 months old, the average height is 85.1 cm. If it is greater than 91.6 cm, it is too tall, and if it is less than 78.7 cm, it is too short. At the age of 2, the average height is 87.6 cm. Those taller than 94.4 cm are considered too tall, and those shorter than 80.9 cm are considered too short. At 2 years and 3 months old, the average height is 90.0 cm. If it is greater than 96.9 cm, it is too tall, and if it is less than 83.2 cm, it is too short. At 2 years and 6 months old, the average height is 92.3 cm. Those taller than 99.2 cm are considered too tall, while those shorter than 85.4 cm are considered too short. At 2 years and 9 months old, the average height is 94.5 cm. If it is greater than 101.4 cm, it is too tall, and if it is less than 87.6 cm, it is too short. At the age of 3, the average height is 96.5 cm. Those taller than 103.6 cm are considered too tall, and those shorter than 89.4 cm are considered too short.

3. Normal height of girls

At 1 year and 6 months old, the average height is 80.9 cm. If it is greater than 87.1 cm, it is too tall, and if it is less than 74.8 cm, it is too short. At 1 year and 9 months old, the average height is 83.8 cm. If it is greater than 90.2 cm, it is too tall, and if it is less than 77.4 cm, it is too short. At the age of 2, the average height is 86.5 cm. Those taller than 93.0 cm are considered too tall, and those shorter than 79.9 cm are considered too short. At 2 years and 3 months old, the average height is 89.0 cm. If it is greater than 95.7 cm, it is too tall, and if it is less than 82.3 cm, it is too short. At 2 years and 6 months old, the average height is 91.3 cm. If it is greater than 98.1 cm, it is too tall, and if it is less than 84.5 cm, it is too short. At 2 years and 9 months old, the average height is 93.5 cm. If it is greater than 100.5 cm, it is too tall, and if it is less than 86.6 cm, it is too short. At the age of 3, the average height is 95.6 cm. Those taller than 102.7 cm are considered too tall, and those shorter than 88.4 cm are considered too short.

If a child is too tall or too short, he or she should be taken to a health care provider for further examination to rule out any abnormalities.