Regular wellness visits play an essential role in helping children maintain optimal health. These visits enable the paediatrician to better monitor kids’ health, growth, and development to ensure they are on track and meeting developmental milestones. Dr. Gwendolyn McDeigan, the experienced paediatrician at The Paediatric Centre in Nassau, New Providence, BS provides wellness visits to help your child enjoy better health.

Paediatric Wellness Visits

A wellness visit is simply a checkup with your child’s paediatrician to assess overall health and development. Younger children should see the doctor more frequently since they are growing and developing quickly. For example, babies and toddlers require wellness visits every few weeks or months depending on age. Most older kids only need to see the doctor once a year. Our knowledgeable paediatric team can advise you as to how often your child should be scheduled for a wellness checkup.

There are several components to a wellness visit at our office. A primary aspect of the visit is a physical exam. Your child’s height, weight, and vital signs will be taken and recorded. The doctor will also assess your child’s heart rate, breathing, and reflexes, as well as examine the eyes, ears, mouth, and nose.

In addition to the physical exam portion of the wellness visit, several important topics will be discussed. The paediatrician will make health recommendations regarding nutrition, sleep, physical activity, immunizations, allergies, and more. Depending on your child’s age, other things that might be discussed include school, family and peer relationships, and access to community services.

Vaccinations & Immunizations

Another important component of wellness visits is vaccination and immunization. Vaccines help protect kids against a diverse range of serious illnesses and diseases, including polio, whooping cough, and hepatitis B, by enabling children to develop immunity.

Kids who have been vaccinated are protected from contracting these diseases. Immunization also prevents children from spreading various diseases to others. We follow the immunization guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Our paediatric team can help ensure your child remains up to date with all the major vaccinations according to the AAP immunization schedule.

Scheduling regular wellness visits is one of the best things you can do to promote optimal health and wellness for your kids. For paediatric wellness visits in Nassau, New Providence, BS schedule an appointment with Dr. McDeigan by calling The Paediatric Centre in at (242) 322-5025.