Baby Health Checkup

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Summary

There are many new responsibilities when you have a baby. One of them is to make sure they get the checkups that they need. Well-baby exams are important in making sure that your baby is growing and developing properly. If there are problems, you can catch them early. This means that there is a better chance for treatment.

During these checkups, your baby will get any needed immunizations and screenings. This is also a good chance to ask your health care provider any questions about how to care for your baby.

Start Here

• Visiting The Pediatrician: The First Year (American Academy of Pediatrics) Also in Spanish
• Well-Baby Exam: What to Expect during Routine Checkups (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Well-Child-Care - A Check-Up for Success (American Academy of Pediatrics) Also in Spanish
• What Can Parents Expect During Their Infant's Well-Child Visits? (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) Also in Spanish
• Your Child's Checkups (Nemours Foundation)

Related Issues

• Finding a Doctor for Your New Baby (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
• Talking to Your Child's Doctor (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
• Your Child's Immunizations (Nemours Foundation)

Specifics

• Immunizations and Developmental Milestones for Your Child from Birth Through 6 Years Old (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF Also in Spanish
• Medical Care and Your 1- to 3-Month-Old (Nemours Foundation)
• Medical Care and Your 4- to 7-Month-Old (Nemours Foundation)
• Medical Care and Your 8- to 12-Month-Old (Nemours Foundation)
• Medical Care and Your Newborn (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
• Newborn Screening: MedlinePlus Health Topic (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
• Your Baby's First Vaccines (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

• Article: Staying slim during pregnancy carries a price.
• Article: Postnatal Growth Disadvantage of the Small for Gestational Age Preterm...
• Article: The characteristics of premature infants with transient corneal haze.
• Baby Health Checkup -- see more articles

Find an Expert

• Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) Also in Spanish
• Find a Pediatrician or Pediatric Specialist (American Academy of Pediatrics) Also in Spanish
• KidsHealth (Nemours Foundation)

Patient Handouts

• Well-child visits (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
• Your Baby's First Vaccines: What You Need to Know (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF