Medilife Health Group '' Child Health and Diseases Department '' provides 24/7 service to all children, 0-15 years old, who are sick or healthy. As 'Baby Friendly', our group provides services with our specialist physicians and healthcare professionals. In our units specially designed for your children; There are inpatient treatment services, baby room and child observation services. Physical and mental development follow-up, vaccines, diagnosis and treatment of all child diseases are carried out by our specialist physicians.

"Newborn Unit" serves babies who have given birth in our hospitals. In our hospitals with a baby-friendly title, newborn babies are taken to breastfeeding within 1 hour at the latest after their first examination and care. The babies who are left with the mother so that they can take breast milk are cared for in the baby room. On the day the baby will be discharged, mother and father are given newborn care training. In addition, metabolic disease and hypothyroidism screening is performed on the blood sample taken from all newborn babies. Hearing test is applied. Breastfeeding training is also given to mothers of newborn babies.

What Should be the Follow-Up Intervals of Children?

If the physician has not made any other suggestions;

• Immediately after birth and on the 3rd and 7th days
• 2 weeks after birth
• First 6 months every month (Especially for vaccines)
• 9,12,15,18.months with 3-month intervals
24,30,36. in 6 months
• Once a year after 3 years of age (preventive medicine)
Vaccines have a very important place in children's life. Especially newborn babies are followed up by their parents together with our physicians. Vaccinations that should be available from the birth of the children are processed on the vaccination card of the babies from the first month and given to their families. The follow-up and evaluations of the children within the scope of preventive medicine services are carried out by our physicians not only when they are sick but also when they are healthy.

In our Child Services;

• Newborn Tracking (0-28 days)
• Newborn Screening Tests
• Robust Child Monitoring (1 month-15 years old)
• Breastfeeding Training
• Baby Care Education
• Coping Techniques with Baby in Colic (Gas)
• Nutrition Education with Supplementary Foods and Solution Suggestions for the Problems Encountered
• Vaccination Program and Information
• Infectious Diseases Diagnosis and Treatment
• Enuresis (Urinary Incontinence) Diagnosis and Treatment
• Diagnosis and Treatment of Asthma
• Follow-up of the Development of Babies and Children.
• Obesity Diagnosis and Treatment
• Anemia (Anemia) Diagnosis and Treatment

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