1. Why do children need regular health check-ups?

Regular health check-ups help monitor a child’s overall development and detect abnormalities early for timely intervention. When a disease is detected in its early stages, treatment will be simpler and more effective.

Also helps children:

• Disease prevention: Children are kept up to date on vaccinations and given age-appropriate care instructions.
• Growth & Development Assessment: Ensure children reach age-appropriate physical, intellectual, behavioral and social developmental milestones.
• Accompanying parents: Doctors advise on nutrition, sleep, and child safety, help parents recognize their child's skills at each stage, and answer questions during the child-rearing process.

2. What does a periodic health check-up include?

A routine check-up is not a preliminary check-up but a process. comprehensive monitoring of children's health and developmentEach examination brings many practical values:

1. Physical growth assessment:
   • Measure weight, height, head circumference, pulse and blood pressure.
   • Draw growth charts to detect malnutrition, overweight, obesity or developmental abnormalities early – even if current indicators are normal.
2. Assessment of nervous system development:The doctor will observe, talk to the child and use screening tests to assess motor, cognitive, emotional, language and social communication skills. Thereby determining whether the child has achieved age-appropriate developmental milestones or not. Children can:
   • Develop according to age.
   • Reached the milestone earlier than usual.
   • Delayed development – may be due to individual differences, but may also be an early sign of mental retardation. Needs to be monitored and early intervention if needed.
   • Behavioral disturbance or signs suggestive of autism spectrum disorder.
3. General body examination:
   • Head, eyes, ears, nose, throat, teeth and mouth examination.
   • Listen to the heart and lungs, examine the abdomen, spine, hips and limbs.
   • Early detection of potential health problems such as congenital heart disease, scoliosis, hip abnormalities...
4. Check important functions:
   • Measure hearing and vision according to age.
   • Early detection of problems that may affect later learning and communication.
5. Vaccination and disease prevention:
   • Update vaccinations by age.
6. Comprehensive consulting: nutrition, sleep, oral hygiene, exercise and safety at home and school.
7. Test when the doctor suspects an abnormality or the child is at risk of disease:
   • Blood test.
   • Ultrasound or other imaging tests.
8. Personalized consultation for parents:
   • Doctors talk directly with parents, answer questions and provide appropriate care for each child.

3. Regular health check-up schedule is as follows: 

Younger children need more frequent check-ups because growth and development occur very rapidly in the first two years of life.

• Immediately after birth: usually the baby will be examined by a pediatrician at the hospital.
• Go home after birth within the first few days (usually 3–5 days).
• 1 month old.
• 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months, 15 months, 18 months, 24 months, 30 months.
• After 3 years old: check-up once a year until 18 years old.
• In addition to these visits, you can come in at any time if you have concerns about your child's development.

Regular check-ups usually include:

1. Check height, weight, head circumference, pulse and blood pressure to assess the child's physical development.
2. Check hearing and vision.
3. Comprehensive examination: head, ears, nose and throat, listening to heart and lungs, examining abdomen, spine, hips and legs.
4. Assess motor, language, and social development. Some visits may include screening for developmental disorders or autism spectrum disorders.
5. Vaccination advice and updates by age.
6. Blood tests or imaging studies as needed.
7. Advice on how to take care of healthy children: nutrition, sleep, oral hygiene, exercise, safety.