Newborns
Your baby’s first checkup begins right after birth when a health professional assesses the baby’s apgar score. This tests evaluates certain physical traits to help determine whether your newborn needs any immediate interventions or special monitoring. Temperature and vital signs are also closely monitored during the baby’s first six hours.
Your baby may also have the following soon after birth:
A hearing assessment. A thorough physical examination. Measurements of length, head circumference and weight. Injections, such as vitamin K. Antibiotic eyedrops. Newborn screening where they take a sample of blood from the heel.
In the first few weeks after birth, your baby begins a series of examinations by a health professional, sometimes called well child visits.
Routine checkups are a good time for parents to ask about what to expect in the weeks to come. Write down any questions you might have when you go to these visits!
Enjoy your baby!!!
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