The child grows the fastest in the first months of life, and then the growth gradually slows down.

The child grows well and progresses thanks to: adequate nutrition, good health, safe and secure environment for play and learning and parents who meet his needs in an adequate way.

Infant growth in the second half of the year is somewhat slower, but it is still intense and is strongly influenced by the child`s nutrition and activity.

"A child has short stature (his/her length is small for the age of up to 2 years) if the values of his/her length/height are below -2 SD relative to the average values for healthy children of the same age and sex."

About child growth Children’s growth is a sign of their overall health and nutrition. All babies and children grow at different rates, and there’s a big range when it comes to ‘normal’. Your child’s growth is unique for him or her, and usually follows a pattern that’s right for him or her. At home with your baby, you’ll know whether she’s growing. You’ll notice her getting too big for her clothes, bassinet, baby bath or other things that seemed enormous when she was just a newborn.

DTP vaccine prevents diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis. Diphtheria and pertussis spread from person to person. Tetanus enters the body through cuts or wounds.

The vaccine protects from the diseases caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b bacteria (Hib) - the leading cause of meningitis in children younger than 5 years old until the Hib vaccine became available. It also used to be a common cause of infections in the ears, lungs, blood, skin, and joints of children.

Polio vaccines are used to prevent poliomyelitis (polio), a serious disease, which causes paralysis

 Rotavirus vaccine can prevent rotavirus disease, which can cause severe, watery diarrhoea, vomiting and fever.

The varicella vaccine is a vaccine that can protect nearly anyone who receives the vaccine from catching varicella, caused by the varicella-zoster virus. It's also called the chickenpox vaccine. Without vaccination, almost everyone in the population acquires wild-type varicella infection before recipient reaches adulthood.