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Your Baby Depends on You for Checkups

Your baby needs medical checkups during her first days, weeks and
months so the doctor can see if she is growing right. The way your
baby grows in her first year can affect her health for life.
Checkups are a normal and important thing for babies. Even though
your baby seems healthy, she should get checkups at one to two
weeks of age, and at two, four, six, nine, and 12 months of age.
Your baby's first visit to the doctor will be a week or two after birth.
Ask your doctor for the results of the hearing screening if it was done
in the hospital. If a hearing test was not done, ask your doctor for a
referral for the test. You need to know as soon as possible if your baby
has hearing problems. If she does, she may need special help now so
she can communicate with people. This will help her when she learns
to talk and read.
At each checkup, the doctor or nurse will:
 Examine your baby's head, eyes, ears, heart, lungs and other body
parts
 Measure your baby's length, weight and head size
 Ask about your baby’s hearing and vision
 Ask you questions about how she eats, sleeps and acts
 Give you information about how a baby develops and grows

Label: Your Newborn

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