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The Rourke Baby Record (RBR) consists of: 4 Guides for charting well baby/child visits up to five years of age; an Immunization chart; and 4 Resources pages that summarize the current research and guidelines for the items in the RBR.

• Guide I: up to one week, two weeks, one month;
• Guide II: two, four, six months ;
• Guide III: nine, 12, 15 months ;
• Guide IV: 18 months, two to three years, four to five years.
• Guide V: table for charting immunizations.
• Resources 1: Growth, Nutrition, Injury prevention, Environment, Other
• Resources 2: Family, Behaviour, Development, Physical exam, Investigations/Screening
• Resources 3: Immunizations
• Resources 4: Early Child Development and Parenting Resource System and Local Resources/Referrals Table

The RBR should be accompanied by Canadian WHO growth charts for monitoring growth.

Fonts used in the Rourke Baby Record

Three fonts are used in the Rourke Baby Record to reflect the strength of recommendation based on literature review using the former classification system of the Canadian Task Force on Preventative Health Care. Good (bold type); Fair (italic type); Consensus (plain type).