What should be checked for newborns on the 42nd day?

For newborns, since they have just left their mother's womb, they still need to adapt to life outside. When the newborn is 42 days old, parents should be prepared to take the newborn for relevant examinations. So, what items are checked for a newborn on the 42th day? We will briefly introduce them below. We hope that parents will take their babies for a check-up on time when the newborn is 42 days old.

Measure the baby's height, head circumference, and weight to see if they are up to standard; check the baby's heart, lungs, liver, spleen and other overall conditions to see if they are within the normal range. Test your baby's motor development ability: help your baby sit up, hold his arms, and observe whether he can use the strength of his neck to keep his shaking head stable. Place your baby in a prone position and observe whether he or she can lift his or her head using the strength of his or her shoulders and neck.

(4) Cardiopulmonary examination: Assess the baby's chest development, including lung development, chest cage size, and chest and back muscle and subcutaneous fat development. Developmental examination

We provide scientific parenting knowledge to parents who have doubts, and answer various questions they have accumulated over more than a month, such as: Why does the baby burp frequently? What should I do if the baby vomits after feeding? Why does the baby only defecate once every 2-3 days? What is the rash on the face? In addition, after the baby is 42 days old, the doctor will teach the mother how to exercise and massage the baby, as well as how to deal with a low fever.

Depending on the specific situation, various laboratory tests may be necessary, such as bilirubin determination, hemoglobin determination, trace element testing, etc., to see if the baby is lacking anything, whether he has malnutrition or other systemic diseases.

Generally, the baby is checked when he is one month old, and the mother is checked again on the 42nd day. But now, for the sake of convenience, most people arrange for both the baby and the mother to be checked on the 42nd day, and they can go to the pediatrics and obstetrics and gynecology departments of the hospital where the mother gave birth.

Usually the checkup on the 42th day after the baby is born is free.

Now most public hospitals offer free checkups for babies within 42 days of birth, including asking the doctor some questions and getting vaccinations. Under normal circumstances, they only charge a registration fee and the cost of special examination items.