Is it supposed to visit the well-baby clinic in primary healthcare centers even though my child does not suffer from any health problem? Why? What is the age required for a child to visit a primary healthcare center?
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- Yes, the child should visit the well-baby clinic in primary healthcare centers according to times of the scheduled visits, in order to perform the necessary periodic examination according to the child age for prevention, early detection and proper management of any health problem.
- The scheduled visits to the well-baby clinics for a healthy child from birth until the age of (5) years are (12) visits, the dates of which are as follows:
The visits
| Child Age
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1st visit
| In the first week after birth
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2nd visit
| In the fourth week after birth
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3rd visit
| At the age of 2 months
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4th visit
| At the age of 4 months
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5th visit
| At the age of 6 months
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6th visit
| At the age of 9 months
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7th visit
| At the age of 12 months
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8th visit
| At the age of 18 months
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9th visit
| At the age of 2 years
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10th visit
| At the age of 3 years
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11th visit
| At the age of 4 years
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