The World Health Organization is to issue new guidelines on measuring the growth rates of babies.
Current charts are based on calculations using the growth patterns of babies fed largely on formula milk from 20 years ago.
But bottle-fed babies put on weight more quickly than those that are breast-fed, meaning breast-fed children could be shown as underweight.
The new recommended charts are based on data from breast-fed babies.
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