It is a budding concept in India for health is mostly considered curative more than preventive.

The paradigm shift the Well baby clinic can bring in the lives of tiny souls will bring it into focus in the coming years.

To see a newborn feeding well, growing well, immunised, to observe development and assist it via addition of proper supplements brings his life on a "Road to health".

Important questions that are asked during such visits are:

1. What is the best food for my baby in the first six months? When is the optimal weaning time? Emphasising on exclusive breast milk feeding in the initial 6 months and ensuring its awareness in parents is the most important step. Feeding guidance is needed for most mothers .Timely help of lactation consultant is necessary to establish breast milk by explaining the right technique of feeding.

Top feed in selected few cases need detailed explanation and guidance.

Weaning involves supplementing home based, freshly cooked meals in their diets as taste buds develop during this period. Food, water and personal hygiene to be emphasised to avoid GI infections.

2. How is my child's growth; is my child developing normally?
The growth and development of a child plotted gives visual impression to parents and active participation of them in knowing about it. If below the fifth centile or above 95th centile can raise timely alarm and actions thereby.

3. What vaccines do I need to give my child?
Detailed talk about the diseases, it prevents and age of administration and removing myths about them is an essential step to provide best preventive care.

4. Shall I do this or not ? *(Do's and Don'ts)
E.g. Giving ghuttis, applying kajal, burning coal shegdi in vicinity of child etc. strict donts to be explained to parents to save child from hazardous traditional practices is done in well baby clinic.

5. Can i give massage to my baby? Which oil to be used and how?
Again tactile proprioception and its importance in develpoment of child is emphasised with right techniques and knowing that wrong practices about the same are prohibited.E.g. putting oil in ears or nose.

6. Family history of some specific diseases, genetic counselling, accidental finding of abnormal features are noted during these visits and timely referral to concerned specialities can save the child.

For physical, mental and emotional well being of children Well Baby Clinic is a must visit place.

Well baby visits are frequent during initial 2 years and then yearly till child grows into adolescence. Do visit it before it gets too late. Lets bring the best in child's health with holistic approach.