{"id":10114,"date":"2020-06-03T02:28:59","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T02:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/?p=10114"},"modified":"2020-06-03T22:23:52","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T22:23:52","slug":"dont-delay-your-childs-wellness-checkup-its-even-more-important-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2020\/06\/03\/dont-delay-your-childs-wellness-checkup-its-even-more-important-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Delay Your Child\u2019s Wellness Checkup \u2013 It\u2019s Even More Important Now"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the new reality of dealing with the coronavirus, parents may be concerned about keeping in-person well visits for their child. It\u2019s important to remember that routine wellness checkups are vital to a child\u2019s health and essential to evaluate growth and development. Measuring your child\u2019s growth with accurate height and weight recordings, on schedule, ensures your child is growing appropriately and helps to identify any medical concerns before further harm occurs. Early intervention is the best way to help improve long-term outcomes for children who are falling behind in their milestones.<\/p>\n

Illness does not take a back seat during a pandemic. Unfortunately, children still get cancer or other life-threatening illnesses that need to be evaluated and treated. It is not necessary to assume that every fever or cough is COVID-19; however, a fever needs to be addressed, especially in young children who cannot verbalize what they are feeling. COVID-19 may be ruled out by taking the test, but the presence of a fever needs to be evaluated closely for its root cause and appropriate treatments.<\/p>\n

To prevent outbreaks of serious diseases, it\u2019s imperative that children stay on schedule with their routine immunizations even during the pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cVaccinations are the most important reason to continue seeing your pediatrician to keep your child healthy,\u201d says Heidi J. Weinroth, MD<\/a>, a general pediatrician at Cooper Pediatric Care at Moorestown. \u201cIf we become neglectful in vaccinating, we will allow preventable illnesses to proliferate and cause unnecessary harm including pain, disability, and even death from diseases like measles and whooping cough.\u201d<\/p>\n

Putting You and Your Child\u2019s Health First<\/strong> \u2013 that is our priority. With that in mind, Cooper \u00a0has taken a number of steps to safeguard your in-person visits:<\/p>\n