Well Child Check-Ups

A well-child exam or “check-up” should occur at each of the following ages:

• Infant
  • Within the first month
  • 2 months
  • 4 months
  • 6 months
  • 9 months
• Toddler
  • 1 year
  • 18 months
• Preschool
  • 2 years
  • 3 years
  • 4 years
  • 5 years

Helpful Links

General

• Bright Futures: Promoting health of children ages 0 to 5
• Information on the importance of nursing from the FDA
• General health information from Kids Health
• Listing of health issues and concerns for young children
• Fact sheets on childhood sicknesses and diseases

Prenatal

• Useful tools:pregancy growth chart, vaccine schedule, etc
• Prenatal development guide

Birth through age 5

• Health library for newborns
• Health library for infants
• Health library for toddlers
• Health library for preschoolers

Statewide resources

• Wake County's Women, Infants and Children Supplemental Food Program
• N. C. Health Choice for Children
• Women's and Children's Health
• Children and Youth Branch
• North Carolina Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services
• Division of Medical Assistance
• North Carolina Public Health
• North Carolina Department of Insurance
• North Carolina Dept. of Health and Human Services