Well-Child Visits in Orlando, FL

Routine Pediatric Exams

One of the key responsibilities of parents is to make sure their newborns remain healthy during their formative years.

Besides providing routine health care, well-child visits are important because they are effective in helping to prevent and detect illnesses and problems before symptoms occur.

Regular pediatric well-child visits are intended specifically for children from birth through their teen years. This is a period of rapid growth and change and is the best time to address conditions that can affect their long-term overall health and development.

At Pediatrics of Greater Orlando, our board-certified pediatricians are committed to serving the healthcare needs of your children. If your child has fallen ill, contact our office in Orlando, FL at (407) 704-6912 to schedule an appointment.

Pediatrician and family interaction

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), an ongoing relationship between a family and their pediatrician is a key requirement of quality health care for children.

This relationship helps to build a level of trust that is important to achieving effective communication during the well-child visit. Additionally, the AAP believes that simply taking a child to the doctor when he or she is not feeling well is not sufficient in helping to ensure continued healthy development. Well-child visits permit parents to prepare topics for discussion in concert with their child’s examination.

An important time for you and your child

Well-child visits focus on helping to maintain your child’s health by monitoring a number of important areas to help assure their health and to identify conditions which may not openly manifest themselves. Important aspects of these visits include:

• An evaluation of your child’s growth and development
• A discussion of safety, nutrition, fitness, behavior, school, peer interaction, day to day family life, etc.
• Addressing attention or learning challenges
• A complete physical examination
• Recording your child’s height, weight, and other important information
• Assessing body mass index for identifying and preventing obesity
• Developmental screenings, if appropriate
• Diseases currently going around that may affect your child
• Age-appropriate screening tests (including hearing, vision, hemoglobin, etc.)
• Age-appropriate immunizations
• An opportunity to ask questions

Well-visit examination schedule

The frequency of well-child visits is generally determined by your health care provider and can vary depending on how experienced the parents are. As mentioned previously, the frequency of visits is intended to make sure your child is developing properly and may follow the schedule listed below:

Schedule a Well Child Visit at our Pediatric Clinic in Orlando, FL

Keep your child healthy with exam visits, contact Pediatrics of Greater Orlando to get specialized care from Dr. Luz M. Karas or Dr. Hernando A. Cardona. Please call our pediatrician’s office in Orlando, FL, at (407) 704-6912 to get your child the care they deserve.