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Baby's first year : Health Checks in Detail

YOUR BABY'S HEALTH CHECKS

New Birth Screening

When the health visitor visits your newborn at home, she may perform a new birth screening which may include some or all of the following observations:

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  • Weight
  • Length
  • Head circumference
  • Condition of the skin
  • Gross motor skills
  • Umbilical cord
  • Response to light
  • Response to sound
  • See if the testes have descended (in a male baby)
  • General physical condition of the baby
  • Environment in which the baby is living
  • Feeding routine
  • Discuss immunisation

6-8 weeks examination

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  • Weight
  • Height
  • Head circumference
  • Attention
  • Gross motor skills
  • Vision
  • Hearing
  • Communication
  • Feeding
  • Environment of the baby
  • Physical well-being
  • Descent of testes (in male baby)
  • Discuss immunisation
  

8 months review

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  • Weight
  • Height
  • Head circumference
  • Attention
  • Gross motor skills
  • Fine motor skills
  • Vision
  • Hearing
  • Communication
  • Feeding
  • Child's environment
  • Physical well-being
  • Descent of testes (in male child)
  • Discuss immunisation
  

18-21 months review

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  • Weight
  • Height
  • Head circumference
  • Attention
  • Gross motor skills
  • Fine motor skills
  • Vision
  • Hearing
  • Speech/Language
  • Emotional/Behaviour
  • Self Help Skills
  • Environment
  • Physical health
  • Testes
  • Immunisation
  

3-3.5 years review

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  • Weight
  • Height
  • Attention
  • Gross motor skills
  • Fine motor skills
  • Vision
  • Hearing
  • Speech/Language
  • Emotional/Behaviour
  • Self Help Skills
  • Environment
  • Physical health
  • Testes
  • Immunisation
  

4.5 -5.5 years review

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  • Weight
  • Height
  • Attention/Hearing
  • Gross motor skills
  • Fine motor skills
  • Vision
  • Hearing
  • Speech/Language
  • Emotional/Behaviour
  • Self Help Skills
  • Environment
  • Physical health
  • Immunisation
  



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