Checkup Guidelines for Babies
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Recommended procedures for infants:

These guidelines are offered as suggestions only. Your doctor's recommendations may vary.

    Birth: Complete history of pregnancy, birth and development, physical exam, measurement of weight. length and head circumference. Notation of any developmental or hereditary diseases, PKU and T4. Hepatitis series may be started at birth or any age.

    Age 4 weeks: History and physical, height, weight, developmental appraisal, discussion and counseling regarding feeding, car seats and health maintenance, measure head circumference and some estimation of vision.

    Age 2-3 months: History and physical, height, weight, developmental appraisal, discussion and counseling, head circumference and vision. Immunizations: first DPT, oral polio and HIB.

    Age 4-5 months: History and physical, height, weight, developmental appraisal, discussion and counseling, physician dental screening. Immunizations: second DPT, oral polio and HIB.

    Age 6-7 months: History and physical, height, weight, developmental appraisal, physician's dental screening, head circumference, vision, hearing. Immunizations: third DPT and oral polio.

    Age 12 months: History and physical, height, weight, head circumference, developmental appraisal, discussion and counseling, especially in regard to poisoning and accident prevention, physician's dental screening, tuberculin skin test and Hct., sickle cell screening if needed.

    Age 15 months: History and physical, height, weight, developmental appraisal, discussion and counseling, physician's dental screening, head circumference. Immunizations: MMR at 12-15 months, HIB, DPT.

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