Well-Care Visits
Beaumont Children’s Hospital is committed to serving the health needs of our community, including offering parents valuable information about the health and safety of their children. Keep your child healthy through preventive measures such as a healthy diet, immunizations and well-care doctor visits.
What is a well-care visit?
In addition to taking your child to the physician when your child is ill, or needs an examination to participate in a particular activity, routine well-care visits are recommended.
Well-care, well-baby, or well-child visits are routine visits to the child's physician for the following reasons:
- physical examinations
- immunization updates
- tracking growth and development
- finding any problems before they become serious
- information on health and safety issues
- information on nutrition and physical fitness
- information on how to manage emergencies and illnesses
Your child's physician can also provide guidance on other issues, such as the following:
- behavioral problems
- learning problems
- emotional problems
- family problems
- socialization problems
- puberty and concerns about teenage years
When should well-care visits be scheduled?
Your child's physician will give you a schedule of ages when a well-care visit is suggested. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends this schedule for routine well-care visits at the following ages:
- before newborn is discharged from the hospital, or at 48 to 72 hours of age
- 2 to 4 weeks
- 2 months
- 4 months
- 6 months
- 9 months
- 12 months
- 15 months
- 18 months
- 24 months
- 2 years
- 3 years
- 4 years
- 5 years
- 6 years
- 8 years
- 10 years
- annually, between ages of 11 and 21 years
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Online Resources of Pediatrics