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We constructed the MiCaS\u2010birthweight chart customised for maternal height using Hadlock's method. We defined seven 5\u2010centimetre height categories from 153 to 157\u2009cm until 183\u2013187\u2009cm and calculated SGA and LGA prevalences for each category, using MiCaS and current Dutch birthweight charts.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The MiCaS\u2010chart showed substantially higher birthweight values between identical percentiles with increasing maternal height. In the Dutch birthweight chart, not customised for maternal height, the prevalence of SGA (&lt;p10) decreased with increasing maternal height category, from 19.7% in the lowest height category to 3.4% in the highest category (range 16.3%). Conversely, the prevalence of LGA (&gt;p90) increased with increasing height category, from 1.4% in the lowest height category to 21.8% in the highest category (range 20.4%). 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