Baby's medical check-ups during the first three months 2026

The baby's first medical examination is as soon as he is born: it is called the Apgar test. In just a minute you can evaluate:

These variables give us a score from 0 to 10 and their result tells us how the baby has handled labor, whether he is breathing correctly or whether he needs a little help. A score of 7 or higher indicates good condition; between 4 and 6, you probably need some maneuvers to help you breathe; and below 3 requires resuscitation.

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After the test you are weighed, your height and head circumference are measured. The normal norm for a child born at term is to weigh between 2,500 and 4,500 kg, measure between 48 and 52 cm and have a head circumference of about 35 cm.

To finish, a few drops are put into your eyes to prevent conjunctivitis. Now, his first examination has concluded and he can finally rest with his mother.

At the hospital, hours later

The second review of your life will consist of a comprehensive physical examination. The hospital's pediatrician is in charge of performing it during the first 24 hours of life. From top to bottom, review:

This review is repeated in all the visits we make to our pediatrician during the first year. But also, for the first time his heel is pricked and a drop of blood is taken and sent for analysis to rule out certain diseases such as hypothyroidism. They will also remind us that after five days we have to go to the health center to do another heel test.

In many regions, newborns are given the first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine in the hospital itself.

From the fourth day: at the health center

The first visit to the health center after the baby is born is very early: from the fourth day after birth we have to go to give the child the second heel test.

The results will arrive at home in the following month and will tell us if the child has phenylketonuria, a metabolic disease that, treated in time, has a very good evolution and does not leave any sequelae. Furthermore, its incidence is very low.

Fifteen days later: fourth medical examination

Within the first two weeks of life, the baby will have his fourth examination. Depending on the autonomous community, the midwife visits us at home or we are the ones who go to the health center. Although his goal is to check on the mother, he will also be interested in the little one. She will review:

After a month, first contact with the pediatrician

It is the first contact with the pediatrician. This is the beginning of a long relationship in which trust and communication are very important. In addition to physical examinations, he will give us advice to create healthy living habits and a positive and happy environment for both the baby and us. Start by performing some common examinations for all visits and other specific ones:

After two months: vaccines

And confirms that the child is developing within the normal parameters of his age:

In addition to the physical aspects, examine if it responds to stimuli. Do you smile? At this age, the baby already does it. It is the social smile that informs us, among other things, of your interest in interacting with others. The pediatrician gives us some guidelines to stimulate him sensory: play with him, talk to him, caress him...

Part of the visit will focus on analyzing the information that we give you, as we are observing the child all day. The normal thing is that this information comes out throughout the conversation; And if not, our pediatrician can ask us directly: do you sleep well, many or few hours? Does he cry often, late in the afternoon, all day, never...?

After two months, the vaccines are administered according to the calendar of each autonomous community:

Advisor:Dr. Manuel Paz, Primary Care pediatrician at the Portada Alta Health Center, Málaga.