The Importance of Well-Child Visits

The Importance of Well Child Visits

Well child visits are the gateway to keeping your child healthy. They are also a vital opportunity for you to ask questions about your child’s health, because your pediatrician is an expert at medical care for children. Dr. Maged Farid and Dr. Ramagavri Rawal at Florida Pediatrics Group provide comprehensive pediatric medicine services, including well child visits. They have two convenient office locations in Melbourne, and West Melbourne, FL.

What You Need To Know About Well Child Visits

Well child visits are an opportunity for your child to receive necessary vaccinations to protect against serious diseases. Vaccinations are a requirement for your child to enter daycare and school, but most importantly, they protect your child from acquiring hepatitis, meningitis, and other serious diseases. For more information about the current immunization schedule from the Centers for Disease Control, please click here.

The benefits of well child visits go far beyond vaccinations. Well child visits with the pediatrician can help to diagnose illnesses and medical conditions early when they are more easily treatable. Conditions that can be identified during a well child visit include:

• Asthma
• Allergies
• Musculoskeletal problems
• Growth delays
• Hearing difficulties
• Vision difficulties
• ADHD
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Learning disabilities
• Developmental delays

The initial well child visit should happen within 2 to 5 days of birth, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. After that, well child visits should be scheduled at 2 weeks, followed by visits at 1,2,4,6,9,15, and 18 months, and then again when your child is 2 years old.

The well child visit involves several steps. During the well child visit, your pediatrician will:

• Measure your child’s height, weight, pulse, and other essential information
• Perform a complete physical examination
• Record any symptoms your child is experiencing
• Order any laboratory testing or imaging studies necessary
• Discuss your child’s health and answer any questions you have

At some well child visits, your pediatrician may also check your child’s behavioral and mental health.

Want To Know More?

To discover more about the importance of well child visits and how they can help your child stay healthy, call Dr. Maged Farid and Dr. Ramagavri Rawal at Florida Pediatrics Group. You can reach them in either of their office locations in Melbourne, and West Melbourne, FL, by calling (321) 752-5210, so call today.