15 months checkup

Summary

When your child is 15 months old, you will be offered an individual consultation with a public health nurse at the health centre. You will be asked whether there is anything you wish to discuss.

Who you will meet

  • public health nurse

Topics

The public health nurse will discuss topics such as:

Examinations

The child's weight and length will be measured. The child’s movement development (fine and gross motor skills), health and general condition will be observed.

Vaccines

The child will be offered the vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR vaccine) (in Norwegian).

The vaccine will be administered by injection.

The Norwegian Directorate of Health. National guideline for health promotion and preventive work in the child and youth health centres and school health service, 0 – 20 years. [Internet]. Oslo: The Norwegian Directorate of Health; 2019 [accessed 2021-02-23].  

Content provided by The Norwegian Directorate of Health

Last updated Friday, January 10, 2020