On-site Resources

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Consolidated 2022 AAP and Premie BiliRecs

Single tool for hyperbilirubinemia clinical decision support for newborns 27 - 40+ weeks gestation. Guidance from 2022 AAP Guidelines and Stanford Premie BiliRecs.

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Gestational age calculator for newborn infants

Enter any available dates, ages, or gestations, and other values will be calculated.

All Growth Calculators

  • NEW for October 2026: WHO 0-5 years (daily); WHO 5-19 years; WHO Growth Charts for Canada; INTERGROWTH-21st size at birth and postnatal growth; Cerebral Palsy (Brooks 2011)

  • Search the complete catalog of PediTools growth calculators

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Preterm

Fenton 2025

Preterm infants, 22½ to 50 weeks: weight, length and head circumference. Based on infants without abnormal fetal growth.

Fenton 2013

Preterm infants, 22½ to 50 weeks: weight, length and head circumference. Based on population-based birth-size data.

Olsen 2010

Preterm infants, 23 to 41 completed weeks: weight, length and head circumference at birth. Based on U.S. birth-size data.

Olsen 2015 BMI

U.S. preterm infants, 24 to 41 completed weeks: BMI.

INTERGROWTH-21st newborn size

Newborn infants, 24 to 42 completed weeks at birth: weight, length, head circumference and weight-to-length ratio at birth.

INTERGROWTH-21st postnatal growth (preterm)

Preterm infants, 27 to 64 weeks postmenstrual age: weight, length, head circumference and weight-for-length.

Infants and young children

CDC 0–36 months

U.S. infants and children, birth to 36 months: weight, length, head circumference and weight-for-length.

WHO 0–24 months

Infants and children, birth to 24 months: weight, length, head circumference and weight-for-length.

WHO 0–5 years (daily)

Infants and children, birth to 5 years: weight, length/height, head circumference, BMI and weight-for-length/height.

WHO Canada 0–24 months

Infants and children, birth to 24 months, as on the Canadian charts: weight, length, head circumference and weight-for-length.

Children and adolescents (2–20 years)

CDC 2–20 years

U.S. children and adolescents, 2 to 20 years: weight, stature (height), BMI and weight-for-stature. BMI at the 95th percentile and above uses CDC's extended method.

WHO 5–19 years

Children and adolescents, 5 to 19 years: height and BMI, and weight to 10 years.

WHO Canada 2–19 years

Children and adolescents, 2 to 19 years, as on the Canadian charts: weight (to 19 years), height and BMI.

Special populations

Down syndrome (Zemel) 0–36 months

U.S. children with Down syndrome, birth to 36 months: weight, length, head circumference and weight-for-length.

Down syndrome (Zemel) 2–20 years

U.S. children with Down syndrome, 2 to 20 years: weight, height, head circumference and BMI.

Cerebral palsy (Brooks) 2–20 years

Children with cerebral palsy, 2 to 20 years, by GMFCS level: weight, height and BMI.

Arm circumference and skinfolds

Arm circumference (Abdel-Rahman) 2 months–18 years

U.S. children, 2 months to 18 years: mid-upper arm circumference. From NHANES 1999–2012; not a CDC-published chart.

Arm circumference (Mramba) 5–19 years

Children and adolescents, 5 to 19 years: mid-upper arm circumference. Consistent with the WHO growth standards.

WHO arm circumference and skinfolds 3–60 months

Infants and children, 3 to 60 months: mid-upper arm circumference, triceps and subscapular skinfolds.

Skinfolds (Addo) 1.5–20 years

U.S. children and adolescents, 1.5 to 20 years: triceps and subscapular skinfolds. From NHANES; not a CDC-published chart.

Legacy charts

Fenton 2003 (legacy)

Legacy chart, replaced by Fenton 2013 and 2025. Preterm infants, 22 to 50 completed weeks: weight, length and head circumference, one chart for both sexes.

Other tools

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Fenton 2025 Electronic Growth Chart

Generates a longitudinal growth chart, calculating percentiles and weekly weight change required to maintain percentile.

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Fenton 2013 Electronic Growth Chart

Generates a longitudinal growth chart, calculating percentiles and weekly weight change required to maintain percentile.

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PediTools Universal: Bulk Calculator + Growth Charts

Universal calculator for 140+ growth curves. Upload CSV file for bulk calculations. Generates growth charts with user-chosen percentiles. Loads slowly and requires a relatively powerful computer.

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2022 AAP hyperbilirubinemia management guidelines

For newborns 35+ weeks gestation. Decision support for phototherapy, escalation of care, and post-discharge follow-up. Assess trends with multiple points.

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Parenteral nutrition calculations

Enter fluid volume, dextrose, and goals for amino acids and lipids, and will calculate PN composition, GIR, and estimated osmolarity.

Links to Off-site Web Resources

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NCBI PubMed

PubMed comprises citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books.

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Newborn Weight Tool

Newt, from Penn State Health. Plots percentage weight change in breast and formula-feeding newborns on percentile curves.

PediTools

The goal of PediTools is to provide medical calculators for pediatric providers. PediTools was launched in January 2012.

MAJOR UPDATE 2026-10-18

  • Consolidated and audited all growth calculators

  • Calculator search and data carryover if using new links (but old links still work)

  • Added: WHO 0-5 years (daily) and 5-19 years; WHO Growth Charts for Canada; INTERGROWTH-21st size at birth and postnatal growth; Cerebral Palsy (Brooks 2011)

  • Updated: WHO SD23 correction for beyond 3 SD, when appropriate

  • Added: consolidated tool for hyperbilirubinemia decision support

Please contact me if you experience any problems.



Citing: If you use PediTools, please consider citing: Chou JH et al., J Med Internet Res 2020;22(1):e16204 [available open access PDF]

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