Your Child's Health

Maryland Physicians Care promotes preventive health care services through regular well-child checkups for infants, children, teens and young adults to age 21 years.

Well-child checkups include:

• Health assessment that includes:
  1. Health and developmental history
  2. Physical examination
  3. Age-appropriate immunizations
  4. Needed laboratory testing
  5. Age-appropriate health education
  
• Vision assessment (eyeglasses if needed)
• Dental assessment
• Hearing assessment
• Referrals for treatment services of identified health problems

Schedule well-child checkups at the following times:

• First visit at 2 weeks of age for newborn follow-up
• Five additional visits in the first year: 2, 4, 6, 9 and 12 months of age
• Two visits in the second year: 15 and 18 months
• One visit each year for ages 2 through 20 years