From birth to eighteen
Concierge medicine is only as good as the plan behind it. Enter your children's ages and print the year.
None in most countries, but every health system has a schedule of well-child visits. Germany has the U1 to U9 and J1 examinations, Britain the health visitor reviews, Switzerland and the United States paediatric well visits at fixed ages. Your paediatrician follows the local schedule; our plan mirrors the common ground.
We list the ages at which vaccination appointments usually fall, without naming schedules; those differ by country and change. Ask your paediatrician for the current national schedule.
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