Recommended
immunizations and regular checkups at your pediatrician’s
office or local health clinic are an important way to keep children
healthy. Your child should visit the doctor on a regular basis to
check on his or her general well-being and growth.
Guidelines
for doctor visits
Predelivery
meeting
During this visit, parents and pediatricians can meet and learn
about each other, and parents can often get answers to questions
they may have about their unborn child.
Newborn
Your pediatrician should examine your child at birth. If your newborn
is discharged from the hospital in less than 48 hours, you will
need to schedule a visit within two days of being released.
Infants
Schedule a doctor’s visit at about 2 to 4 weeks of age and
at least four other regular visits before 1 year of age.
Second
year
Schedule visits at 12, 15 and 18 months of age, or more often if
your doctor says so. At the 12 month visit, ask your doctor when
your child should have a dental check-up.
Preschool
(2 to 5 years old)
Schedule visits at 2, 3, 4 and 5 years of age, or more often if
your doctor says so.
School-Age
(6 to 21 years old)
Your child should visit the doctor every year to check on his or
her general well-being and growth.
