For the health of young children, parents should take their children to the hospital regularly for medical checkups. Because there are many benefits of baby checkups oh. So moms, do you know what medical checkups you should take your child for? What is the purpose of each checkup? Next, we will share some of the routine items of baby checkups for mothers.
Height.
Before the age of 2, babies who are unstable or difficult to stand quietly should lie flat to measure their height; after the age of 2, they can stand to measure. In general, the average length of a newborn is 49 cm to 50 cm; the first year after birth is about 25 cm taller; the second year is about 11 cm taller; the baby is 2 to 4 years old and grows an average of 6 cm to 7 cm taller each year.
Body weight.
The weight of a normal newborn is between 2.7 kg and 4.1 kg; at 4 months of age the baby weighs about twice as much as at birth; at 1 year of age the baby weighs about 3 times as much as at birth; at 2 years and 6 months of age the baby weighs about 4 times as much as at birth.
Head circumference.
The method of measuring the baby’s head circumference is to use a leather ruler along the upper edge of the eyebrows to go back horizontally around, through the upper edge of the ears, the center of the back of the head, and then back around the origin, the result of the measurement will be the head circumference. The head circumference of a newborn is 33 cm to 34 cm; at 3 months, the baby’s head circumference is about 40 cm; at 6 months, it is 43 cm to 44 cm; at 1 year, it grows to 46 cm; at 2 years, it is about 48 cm.
Skin.
During the physical examination, the doctor will check the baby’s skin for bruising, jaundice, dilated veins, hemangiomas, eczema and inflammatory masses.
Head.
The cranium is examined for the degree of closure of fontanelle, softness, bulging or not, skull shape and absence.
Eyes, mouth, nose and ears.
The face and the five senses are examined for deformities. In addition, vision, hearing, oral cavity, and especially teeth are examined.
Neck and chest.
The neck needs to be examined for cysts, hemangiomas, and cystic tumors, symmetry of the sternocleidomastoid muscle for changes and fibrosis, and the clavicle for symmetry and fractures; the chest should be observed for symmetry, and for the presence of a chicken chest and funnel chest.
Heart, lungs, abdomen.
Items to be examined include auscultation of heart sounds and measurement of blood pressure; observation of the frequency and depth of baby’s breathing; auscultation of normal breathing sounds; check whether baby has pneumothorax, collapsed lung, hydrocele, diaphragmatic hernia; check whether baby has enlarged liver and spleen, intestinal obstruction, hernia, umbilical problems, etc.
Genitalia.
The doctor will check the appearance of the male baby’s genitalia for cryptorchidism, scrotal edema, etc.; check the female baby’s external genitalia for secretions, unknown gender, and other problems.
Extremities, spine.
The focus of the limb examination is to measure its length and symmetry; the spine examination is to determine whether there is congenital scoliosis, soft tissue enlargement, cerebrospinal membrane bulge, etc.