Though your child needs care when they're sick or injured, well-child visits at Maryland Children Health Center, serving Glenn Dale & Oxon Hill, MD, and the nearby region, are also important to your child's growth and development. Fortunately, you'll have Dr. Mary Ogunsanya on your child's side to provide a thorough exam and guide you and your child in any way possible.

Importance of Growth and Development Checks

You want your child to grow and develop to their fullest. This means ensuring that they're growing and developing on track and intervening as necessary. 

At well-child visits in Glenn Dale, MD, we can assess your child and see their progress. We can also compare their growth to the average and their previous records. We'll then be able to identify any problems as early as possible and intervene accordingly.

We'd like to stress that not all problems are obvious when it comes to your child's growth and development. By having a professional assess your child, we can diagnose issues that you might not have been aware of.

What Happens at Well-Child Visits  

Well-child visits are fairly straightforward. We'll begin the process by checking your child's weight and height. Our physician will compare the two to ensure your child is growing appropriately and is at a healthy weight. Our physician will also compare the readings to those of other children of your child's age and gender.

Vital Signs and Heart and Lung Screening

Part of your kid's visit will include us taking your little one's blood pressure and heart rate and ensuring they're normal. We'll also listen to your child's heart and lungs using a stethoscope. During this, we'll be able to hear any murmurs, wheezing, or congestion.

Ears & Eyes 

Your kid's eyes and ears are vital to their learning. Though they can live without vision or hearing, they'll need the appropriate accommodations to learn and grow despite any deficits. 

That's why part of your child's screening will include looking into their ears and eyes for any problems. We'll also have your child read a chart of letters or shapes (depending on their age) to check their vision. Part of this also includes wearing a pair of headphones and listening for beeps. Your child will need to determine where the noise is coming from, specifically which ear.

Other

These visits are ideal times to ask any questions or share any of your concerns. We can also ensure any chronic conditions are managed properly at these visits. Bringing your child in for well-child visits at Maryland Children Health Center, serving Glenn Dale & Oxon Hill, MD, with Dr. Ogunsanya can ensure your child is happy and healthy.

Call:

Glenn Dale: (301) 218-0389

Oxon Hill: (301) 567-1767