What to Expect from the Health Visiting Developmental Reviews
The Science Baby Podcast by Leila Battison
Episode notes
Coming home with a newborn can feel overwhelming. Luckily, from time to time in your little one’s early life, you can expect to be visited by specially trained nurses and midwives, to check up on how you and baby are doing. These health visits and developmental reviews can be exciting, daunting, reassuring, and confusing. Leila and Kim break down what to expect, and share their own intimate experiences.
In this episode:
- Introduction and background to the health visiting service
- Introduction to developmental Reviews
- Ages and Stages Questionnaire
- Communication
- Gross Motor Skills
- Fine Motor Skills
- Problem Solving
- Personal Skills
- The Rest of the Questionnaire
- What to expect from the visit
- When it doesn't go to plan - our ...