Preventive Care

Well-Child Visit Schedule

A complete guide to recommended checkups, screenings, and immunizations from newborn through age 12.

Infancy — Birth to 6 Months

3–5 Days Weight check following newborn discharge from hospital, Hepatitis B vaccine (if not given in hospital), Respiratory Syncytial Virus (when applicable)
2 Weeks Weight check, post-partum screen, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (when applicable)
1 Month Hepatitis B #2, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (when applicable), Post-partum screen, Developmental Screening
2 Months Pentacel #1 (DTaP, IPV, HIB), Pneumococcal #1, Rotavirus #1 (oral), Respiratory Syncytial Virus (when applicable), Post-partum screen, Developmental Screening
4 Months Pentacel #2 (DTaP, IPV, HIB), Pneumococcal #2, Rotavirus #2, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (when applicable), Post-partum screen, Developmental Screening
6 Months Pentacel #3 (DTaP, IPV, HIB), Pneumococcal #3, Rotavirus #3, Seasonal Influenza (when applicable), Respiratory Syncytial Virus (when applicable), Post-partum screen, Vision - Photoscreen, Developmental Screening

Late Infancy — 9 to 18 Months

9 Months Hepatitis B #3, Developmental Screening, Vision - Photoscreen
12 Months MMR #1, Varicella #1, Hepatitis A #1, Complete Blood Count (CBC), Lead test, Developmental Screening, Vision - Photoscreen
15 Months Hib #4, Pneumococcal #4, Seasonal Influenza (when applicable), Developmental Screening, Vision - Photoscreen
18 Months DTaP #4, Hepatitis A #2, Developmental Screening, MCHAT Screening, Vision - Photoscreen

Toddler & Preschool — 2 to 4 Years

2 Years CBC, Lead test, Developmental Screening, MCHAT Screening, Vision - Photoscreen
30 Months Developmental Screening, Vision - Photoscreen
3 Years Developmental Screening, Blood pressure check, Vision - Photoscreen, Anemia screening - Haemoglobin check, Urine Analysis
4 Years DTaP #5, Polio #4, Hearing screen, Vision - Photoscreen, Blood pressure check, Developmental Screening, Anemia screening - Haemoglobin check, Urinalysis

School Age — 5 to 9 Years

5 Years MMR #2, Varicella #2, Hearing screen, Vision - Photoscreen, Blood pressure check, Developmental Screening, Anemia screening - Haemoglobin check, Urinalysis
6 Years Hearing screen, Vision - Photoscreen, Blood pressure check, Anemia screening - Haemoglobin check, Urinalysis
7–9 Years Hearing screen, Vision - Photoscreen, Blood pressure check, Anemia screening - Haemoglobin check, Urinalysis

Pre-Teen — 10 to 12 Years

10 Years Vision check, Hearing screen, Blood pressure check, Urinalysis, Anemia screening - Haemoglobin check
11 Years Tdap (Tetanus booster with Pertussis), Meningococcal #1 (A, C, Y, W strains), HPV #1 (last dose 6 months later), Cholesterol screen, Vision check, Hearing screen, Blood pressure check, Urinalysis, Anemia screening - Haemoglobin check
12 Years Tdap (Tetanus booster with Pertussis), Meningococcal #1 (A, C, Y, W strains), HPV #1 (last dose 6 months later), Vision check, Hearing screen, Mental health assessment, Blood pressure check, Urinalysis, Anemia screening - Haemoglobin check

Abbreviation Guide

DTaP — Diphtheria, Tetanus & Pertussis  |  Tdap — Tetanus booster with Pertussis  |  IPV — Injectable Polio Vaccine

HIB — Hemophilus Influenza B  |  MMR — Measles, Mumps & Rubella  |  HPV — Human Papillomavirus

CBC — Complete Blood Count  |  GC — Gonorrhea/Chlamydia  |  Vaccines marked "when applicable" are seasonal or clinically indicated.