WS More or Less: Is my Baby a Giant?

Published: May 12, 2017, 11 p.m.

All over the world mothers are given numbers as their baby grows. The numbers are from \u2018growth charts\u2019 showing how a baby is developing in comparison to others. Seven month old Baby Arlo has particularly big numbers, so much so that his parents are worried he\u2019s one of the biggest babies in America. But where do these numbers come from? Is it an average? Why do they measure a baby\u2019s head? Reporter Jordan Dunbar sets out to find out how we get these baby numbers and just how big Baby Arlo is.

Presenter: Tim Harford and Jordan Dunbar\nProducer: Charlotte McDonald and Jordan Dunbar