One's future health can be predicted as early as they are born! A new study highlighted that an infant's birth weight and height together can help in telling doctors if the baby is born with a heightened risk of heart issues later in life. Birthweight tells about the fetal growth while height gives a more complete picture of both fetal growth and growth trajectory said Dr Brian Stansfield a neonatologist at the Medical College of Georgia. Measures called ponderal index or PI as well as the more widely used body mass index or BMI which both account for height and