Preventive medicine is extremely important in childhood because it sets the stage for improved health and reduced disease risk as an adult. There are several schedules for routine well baby visits. Two schedules are given below, a full schedule and an abbreviated schedule. Both are satisfactory in terms of well-baby care. Other variations exist.
Special attention is paid to whether the infant has met the normal developmental milestones.
The height, weight and head circumference is recorded on a graph, which the physician keeps with the infant's chart. You may want to note the results of the well-baby examination in your own medical record for the baby. You also can keep your own graphs of the height, weight, and head circumference. The well-baby examination is an ideal time to discuss concerns or questions with your health care provider. This may include special questions you have about immunizations, nutrition, growth and development, accident prevention and family related concerns.