The Importance of Well-Child Visits: Regular Check-Ups for Preventive Care

Well-child visits are the cornerstone of preventive care for children. Drs. Shanda Morris, Moria Bush, and Mark Parrott at A Caring Touch Pediatrics, in Lexington, KY, provide comprehensive medical services for children, including well-child visits.

How Well-Child Visits Can Help Your Child 

Preventive care can help your child stay healthy, and preventive care begins with well-child visits. It’s never too early to begin well-child visits. In fact, the first well-child visit often happens within the first 2 to 5 days of birth. Subsequent visits should happen at 2 weeks old, followed by visits at 1,2,4,6,9,15,18, and 24 months, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Well-child visits are important for many reasons. Consider that during a well-child visit, your child’s pediatrician will:

• Perform a comprehensive physical examination
• Record your child’s height, weight, and other information
• Establish a baseline medical record to be tracked and monitored at future well-child visits
• Assess your child’s behavioral and developmental milestones
• Identify minor medical issues, so they can be treated early
• Provide the tools and information you need to care for your child’s health, eating, sleeping, and behavioral patterns

A well-child visit is also the time for administering vaccines, so your child is immunized and protected against contagious, serious diseases. Measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, polio, and hepatitis are just a few of the immunizations available to protect your child’s health. To view or print the Centers for Disease Control recommendations for immunizations, please click here.

Want To Know More About the Importance of Well-Child Visits?

To discover more about the importance of well-child visits as part of preventive care, talk with the experts. Call Drs. Morris, Bush, and Parrott at A Caring Touch Pediatrics, in Lexington, KY. You can reach them in the office by calling (859) 264-0660, so call today.