Consultation at 12 months

What is a 12 months check-up?

When your child is one year old, you will be offered an individual consultation at the health centre. You will meet both a public health nurse and a doctor.

Who you will meet

• public health nurse
• doctor

Topics at the 12 months check-up

The public health nurse will discuss topics such as:

• your interaction with your child
• the child's development (in Norwegian)
• food and meals
• the child’s physical activity (in Norwegian) and movement development
• the child's sleep (in Norwegian) and daily routines
• safety for small children (in Norwegian)
• dental health (in Norwegian)
• childhood illnesses and common problems (in Norwegian)
• parents' health and parenthood (in Norwegian)
• the child immunisation programme

Examinations

The child's head circumference, weight and length will be measured.

The child's general development will be examined. This includes observation by the public health nurse of the child's body, hearing, eyesight, language, contact and movement.

In addition, the doctor will examine the child's health and development. This includes examination of the skin, mouth, head, vaginal opening, penis/testicles, skeleton/movements, stomach, heart and lungs.

The child is observed and examined without clothing.

Vaccines

• Third dose of vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, poliomyelitis, Hib infection and hepatitis B (in Norwegian)
• Third dose of the pneumococcal vaccine (in Norwegian)

The vaccines will be administered by injection.

Preparations

The health centre is there for you and your child. If you have any questions or anything you want to raise, you can bring this up in the consultation. You may want to make notes in advance.

You have the right to an interpreter should you need one.

Both parents are encouraged to participate.