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Pediatrics is the branch of medicine dealing with the health and medical care of infants, children, and adolescents from birth up to the age of 18. The word “paediatrics” means “healer of children”.
Yes, in fact we strongly encourage parents-to-be to visit our office for a prenatal appointment. This is a great way to get acquainted with doctor. During this visit, doctor will answer any questions that you have about your new child.
Your child should not only see the pediatrician for an illness. It is also important to schedule well-child-care exams regularly, beginning in infancy. Also called well-care visits or checkups, these routine examinations provide the best opportunity for the doctor to observe the progress of your child's physical and mental growth and development; to counsel and teach parents; to detect problems through screening tests; to provide immunizations, and to get to know one another. Well-care visits are strongly recommended as part of preventive pediatric care.
Well-child visits are also a good time for parents to raise questions and concerns about a child's development, behavior, nutrition, safety and overall well-being.
Immunizations are a series of shots given to children at different ages to help ward off serious, and potentially fatal,
Baby Immunization Schedule Table (based on IAPCOI recommendations)
| Birth | BCG, Hep B1, OPV |
| 6 weeks | DTwP /DTaP1, Hib-1, IPV-1, Hep B2, PCV 1,Rota-1 |
| 10 weeks | DTwP /DTaP2, Hib-2, IPV-2, Hep B3, PCV 2, Rota-2 |
| 14Weeks | DTwP /DTaP3, Hib-3, IPV-3, Hep B4, PCV 3, Rota-3* |
| 6 Months | Influenza-1 |
| 7 Months | Influenza -2 |
| 6 – 9 Months | Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine |
| 9 Months | MMR 1 (Mumps, measles, Rubella) |
| 12 Months | Hepatitis A- 1 |
| 12 – 15 Months | PCV Booster |
| 15 Months | MMR 2, Varicella |
| 16 – 18 Months | DTwP /DTaP, Hib, IPV |
| 18 – 19 Months | Hepatitis A- 2**, Varicella 2 |
| 4 – 6 years | DTwP /DTaP, IPV, MMR 3 |
| 9 – 15years (Girls) | HPV (2 doses) |
| 10 – 12 Years | Tdap/ Td |
| 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Year | Annual Influenza Vaccine |
