Child well-being
Child wellness visits (checkups) are key to keeping a child healthy. Talk to your child’s doctor about how often to bring in your child.
Child wellness visits (checkups) are key to keeping a child healthy. Talk to your child’s doctor about how often to bring in your child.
Typically, your child’s doctor will ask you to bring in your child for regular wellness visits at birth and when your child is:1
These visits help your child’s doctor detect, diagnose, and treat health problems as early as possible. Children older than 24 months through age 20 can have an in-person or virtual care (telehealth) visit, if the doctor offers this service.
Your child’s doctor will work with you to determine when to bring in your child for a well visit.
Well-being visits can include:
If your child has a virtual care (telehealth) visit, the doctor will set up a follow-up in-person visit for a physical exam, vaccines, and other important tests and services that cannot be done during a virtual care (telehealth) visit.
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