Part 1 Growth in children born SGA: the measurement of neonates, J.K.H. Wales et al; the physiology and pathophysiology of intrauterine growth retardation, P.D. Gluckman and J.E. Harding; the timing of early postnatal catch-up growth in normal, full-term infants born short for gestational age, J.P.E. Karlberg et al; prenatal factors influencing long-term outcome, E. Dennison et al; puberty in children with intrauterine growth retardation, M.A. Preece. Part 2 Body composition (methods and clinical value): anthropometry and body composition in children, J. Van den Broeck and J.-M. Wit; dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry in early life, A. Lapillonne et al; stable isotopes and bioelectrical impedance for measuring body composition in infants born small for gestational age, P.S.W. Davies; measurement of body composition - applications in hormone research, R.N. Pierson, Jr. et al. Part 3 Growth hormone treatment of children born SGA: persistent short stature in children with intrauterine growth retardation - use of growth hormone treatment, A. Albanese and R. Stanhope; growth hormone treatment induces a dose-dependent catch-up growth in short children born small for gestational age - a summary of four clinical trials, P. Wilton et al; growth hormone treatment in short children born small for gestational age - from controversy towards consensus, M.B. Ranke and M.A. Preece.