Care for newborns and young children
What a consultation can help with, from the first days after birth to five years.
Newborn checks
A full examination of your baby after birth and in the first weeks: feeding, weight, colour, hips, heart and reflexes, with time for your questions.
Premature babies and NICU follow-up
Care after the neonatal unit: growth, feeding, development checks at corrected age, and planning what comes next with you.
Newborn jaundice
Assessment of yellow skin and eyes in the first weeks, when it needs a blood test, and when it settles on its own.
Feeding and growth
Support with breastfeeding, weight gain and growth charts, using the same WHO curves as your child health record book.
Vaccination advice
Guidance on the national immunisation schedule, catch-up doses and questions about side effects.
Children under five
Common illnesses, development and behaviour questions from the first year to school age.
General information written for parents in Sri Lanka by Dr. Beneeta Hettiarachchi. It does not replace an examination of your child.
Have a question about your baby?
Emergency? Do not wait for a reply. Call 1990 (Suwa Seriya ambulance) or go to the nearest hospital Emergency Treatment Unit (ETU). When to seek help