Saturday, April 9, 2022

Well-Baby Medical Visits

  • Well-baby and well-child visits are regular checkups with pediatricians that are intended for the purpose of monitoring growth and development in babies and children.

  • Doctors, health organizations, and data stress that well-child visits are incredibly important for a child’s health.

  • Children are more likely to get sick from outside sources like school or family, not doctor’s offices, experts say. 

In the present environment of magical thinking/anti-science promoted by one US political party, it is important to fact-check every claim you are not sure of. PolitiFact is one of the best resources for this. Click here for a debunking of claims that well-baby medical visits are harmful.

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