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AAP Schedule of Well-Child Care Visits
Parents know who they should go to when their child is sick. But pediatrician visits are just as important for healthy children.
The Bright Futures /American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) developed a set of comprehensive health guidelines for well-child care, known as the " periodicity schedule ." It is a schedule of screenings and assessments recommended at each well-child visit from infancy through adolescence.
Schedule of well-child visits
- The first week visit (3 to 5 days old)
- 1 month old
- 2 months old
- 4 months old
- 6 months old
- 9 months old
- 12 months old
- 15 months old
- 18 months old
- 2 years old (24 months)
- 2 ½ years old (30 months)
- 3 years old
- 4 years old
- 5 years old
- 6 years old
- 7 years old
- 8 years old
- 9 years old
- 10 years old
- 11 years old
- 12 years old
- 13 years old
- 14 years old
- 15 years old
- 16 years old
- 17 years old
- 18 years old
- 19 years old
- 20 years old
- 21 years old
The benefits of well-child visits
Prevention . Your child gets scheduled immunizations to prevent illness. You also can ask your pediatrician about nutrition and safety in the home and at school.
Tracking growth & development . See how much your child has grown in the time since your last visit, and talk with your doctor about your child's development. You can discuss your child's milestones, social behaviors and learning.
Raising any concerns . Make a list of topics you want to talk about with your child's pediatrician such as development, behavior, sleep, eating or getting along with other family members. Bring your top three to five questions or concerns with you to talk with your pediatrician at the start of the visit.
Team approach . Regular visits create strong, trustworthy relationships among pediatrician, parent and child. The AAP recommends well-child visits as a way for pediatricians and parents to serve the needs of children. This team approach helps develop optimal physical, mental and social health of a child.
More information
Back to School, Back to Doctor
Recommended Immunization Schedules
Milestones Matter: 10 to Watch for by Age 5
Your Child's Checkups
- Bright Futures/AAP Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care (periodicity schedule)
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With Aetna Better Health, well-child visits are fully covered. Babies (under 1 year) See the doctor at: 3-5 days old 1 month; 2 months; 4 months 6 months; 9 months Vaccines Babies gets shots to prevent measles, whooping cough and other serious infections. Safety
Your child should get their shots during their well-child checkup. You can call your child's PCP to see if they are due for a shot. You can also check the schedule of shots by age group when you visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccines and immunizations webpage .
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Child SCREENING TESTS* RECOMMENDATIONS Newborn screening (PKU, sickle cell Hemoglobinopathies, hypothyroidism) Once — Newborns Head circumference Periodically — Between birth and 2 months old Height and weight At each well-child visit for infants and then at least annually Vision Periodically — Younger than 5 years old IMMUNIZATIONS ...
These visits are called well-child checkups. You don't have to wait until you're sick to make an appointment with a primary care provider (PCP). And since it's for preventive care, there's no extra cost. Members can get well-child checkups from birth through age 20. During a well-child checkup, the PCP will: Do a complete physical exam
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Reason 4. Your child's insurance plan is ACA-compliant, but you received more frequent services than is typical. This occurs when well-child visits are scheduled closer together than what the insurance company considers to be "annual." Some insurance companies pay for one well child visit per calendar year.
The Bright Futures/American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) developed a set of comprehensive health guidelines for well-child care, known as the "periodicity schedule." It is a schedule of screenings and assessments recommended at each well-child visit from infancy through adolescence. Schedule of well-child visits. The first week visit (3 to 5 ...
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: The percentage of members who had the following number of well-child visits with a PCP during the last 15 months. The following rates are reported: • Well-Child Visits in the First 15 Months: Children who turned 15 months old during the measurement year: Six or more well-child visits. • Well-Child Visits for Age 15 Months-30 Months