Summary
Details
- Well-child examinations
- Developmental milestones
- Hearing screening
- Vision screening
- Immunization
- Vitamin/nutrient supplementation
- Blood pressure screening
- Newborn care
- Teething and oral health
- Sleep pattern disorders
- Circumcision
Contributors
Authors
Tara M. Randis, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Chief of the Division of Neonatology
Vice Chair of Research
Department of Pediatrics
University of South Florida
Tampa
FL
Disclosures
TMR declares that she has no competing interests.
Erica E. ElSeed Peterson, MD, FAAP
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Neonatology
Department of Pediatrics
University of South Florida
Tampa
FL
Disclosures
EEEP declares that she has no competing interests.
Acknowledgements
Dr Tara M. Randis and Dr Erica E. ElSeed Peterson would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr James R. Hanley, a previous contributor to this topic. JRH declares that he has no competing interests.
Peer reviewers
Deborah Campbell, MD
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Chief of Neonatology Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
Bronx
NY
Disclosures
DC declares that she has no competing interests.
Lorayne Barton, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics/Neonatology
LAC+USC Medical Center
Los Angeles
CA
Disclosures
LB declares that she has no competing interests.
References
Key articles
Hagan JF, Shaw JS, Duncan PM, eds. Bright Futures: guidelines for health supervision of infants, children, and adolescents, 4th ed. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2017.Full text
Zubler JM, Wiggins LD, Macias MM, et al. Evidence-informed milestones for developmental surveillance tools. Pediatrics. 2022 Mar 1;149(3):e2021052138.Full text Abstract
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Committee opinion no. 778: newborn screening and the role of the obstetrician gynecologist. May 2019 [internet publication].Full text
World Health Organization. WHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience. Mar 2022 [internet publication].Full text
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Child and adolescent immunization schedule by age: recommendations for ages 18 years or younger, United States, 2024. Nov 2023 [internet publication].Full text
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