Partnering with your baby's doctor: Well child visits
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends more visits in the first year of life than in later years. During the first year infants require more vaccinations, have more illnesses, and need more health supervision than at any other time in their lives.
The AAP recommends six visits in the first year at these times:
- 1-3 weeks (sooner if hospital stay was less than 48 hours)
- 2 months
- 4 months
- 6 months
- 9 months
- 12 months
Pregnancy Condition Center: Your newborn Return to "Volume 3: The first month" Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota: Well child care
Source: Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
First published: 05/07/2001
Last updated: 05/24/2005
Reviewed by: Jennifer Rogan, MD, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
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