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### INTERGROWTH-21<sup>st</sup> Newborn Size standards, including very preterm
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This function can be used to convert between measurements and
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z-scores/centiles in each of the INTERGROWTH-21<sup>st</sup> Newborn Size
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Standards.
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Standards.
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![](./readme/readme_ignbs.png)
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The **extend** option, when specified, allows the function to use extrapolated
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versions of these INTERGROWTH-21<sup>st</sup> standards which can take
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gestational ages from 154 to 314 days (22<sup>+0</sup> to <sup>44+6</sup> weeks)
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when `acronym` is one of `"wfga"`, `"lfga"`, or `"hcfga"`. Our process for
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extrapolating these standards is documented
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[here](https://lshtm-gigs.github.io/gigs/articles/extending-ig-nbs.html).
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### INTERGROWTH-21<sup>st</sup> Postnatal Growth standards
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This function can be used to convert between measurements and z-scores/centiles
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in each of the INTERGROWTH-21<sup>st</sup> Postnatal Growth of Preterm Infants

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