Growth conditions

The Child Growth Foundation provides expert support, information and guidance on a range of growth conditions in the UK. On this page you will find links to the growth conditions we support.

Healthcare professionals may refer to these as growth conditions, disorders affecting growth or another term. Throughout our website and our resources we use the overarching term growth condition to refer to the range of undergrowth and overgrowth conditions we support.

Accessing our website from outside of the UK? We have included information and links further down this page, and also have this information shared on our overseas page.

Further information from the CGF

Other conditions

There are many more conditions that aren’t listed above but that will have an affect on growth. Our Other conditions which may/can affect growth webpage lists some other conditions.

Other conditions

Childhood growth

We have detailed information on our website about childhood growth at various stages, support for monitoring your child's growth and a number of resources to help you.

Read about childhood growth

Growth concerns

We have a dedicated section of website for those with a concern their child is too small / is not growing and those who are concerned their child is too tall / is growing too quickly.

Find out more

Our Support Line

Need to speak to someone? Our nurse led Support Line is available to anyone concerned about their child’s growth or if they have a diagnosed growth condition.

Contact our Support Line
Support Line

Accessing our website from outside the UK?

If you are living outside of the UK and have concerns about your child’s growth or a diagnosed growth condition, the information the CGF provides may help you in the conversations you have with your healthcare providers. However, healthcare systems across the world differ and it may be helpful to find local organisations and the appropriate medical teams who can support you to access the right care for your child.

ICOSEP

The CGF are members of the International Coalition of Organisations Supporting Endocrine Patients (ICOSEP). ICOSEP are a group of patient support organisations and medical societies from across the globe, a list of these and their contact details can be found here.

Visit ICOSEP

Overgrowth Syndromes Alliance

We are also involved in the Overgrowth Syndromes Alliance, an international association of patient advocacy groups representing overgrowth-intellectual disability (OGID) disorders, which you can find out more about here.

Visit the Overgrowth Syndromes Alliance

MAGIC Foundation

If you are living in the USA, you can visit The MAGIC Foundation’s website or get in touch with their team.

Visit The MAGIC Foundation