Well-baby clinic
Newborn checks, feeding support, jaundice monitoring and the first-year milestones. Bring your questions — we expect a lot of them.
Well-baby checks, immunisations, growth monitoring and everything in between. We built this clinic so that a child who comes in for a vaccination does not learn to be afraid of clinics.
From the first week of life to the teenage years. One clinic, one set of records, one team who knows your child.
Newborn checks, feeding support, jaundice monitoring and the first-year milestones. Bring your questions — we expect a lot of them.
The full national routine schedule, tracked properly, with a card you keep and a reminder when the next one is due.
Weight, height and head circumference plotted against the WHO curve at every visit, so a trend is caught before it becomes a problem.
Malaria, fevers, coughs, ear infections, diarrhoea and rashes. Same-day appointments when your child is unwell.
Practical feeding advice for Nigerian families — including what to do about a fussy eater, and when poor appetite needs investigating.
A confidential space for teenagers to ask the questions they will not ask a parent. Puberty, mood, and everything else.
This follows the Nigerian national routine immunisation schedule. We will keep track and remind you, but it helps to know what is coming.
Tuberculosis, hepatitis B and the first oral polio dose, given before you leave the hospital or at your first visit.
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B and Hib in one injection, plus polio, rotavirus and pneumococcal. Four things, two injections.
The second round. Expect a slightly grizzly evening — that is normal and it passes.
Completing the primary series. After this, the next routine visit is at nine months.
Three vaccines at once. Measles in particular is worth protecting against early.
The final routine doses. Bring the immunisation card so we can update it.
Routine immunisation is free for eligible children under the national programme. We will tell you honestly what is covered and what is not before anything is given.
A single weight tells you almost nothing. A child in the tenth percentile who has always been in the tenth percentile is fine. A child who has dropped from the fiftieth to the tenth over three months needs looking at, even though both numbers are "normal".
That is why we plot it every single visit, against the WHO reference curve, and why we will show you the chart rather than just telling you a weight.
The chart shown here is illustrative and does not represent a real patient.
Weight, height and head circumference, plotted straight onto the chart before you see the doctor.
The doctor asks about feeding, sleep, development and anything worrying you. No question is too small.
A full check, done at your child's pace. If they need a minute to settle, they get a minute.
What we found, what to do next, and when to come back. In writing, so you do not have to remember it.
Fifteen years in paediatrics. Runs the well-baby clinic and has a particular interest in newborn feeding problems.
Childhood illness and emergency paediatrics. Believes most parents already know when something is wrong.
Feeding, growth faltering and fussy eaters. Practical advice that works in a real Nigerian kitchen.
"My daughter used to scream at the sight of a needle. Dr. Amaka spent ten minutes just letting her play with the stethoscope first. Last visit she walked in on her own."
— Bisi A., mother of two"They caught that my son's weight had flattened out over two visits. I would never have noticed. Turned out to be a feeding issue, sorted in three weeks."
— Emeka N., father of one"The immunisation card and the reminders are what make it work. I never have to remember which one is due — they just tell me."
— Fatima S., mother of three*Routine vaccines are free for eligible children under the national immunisation programme. Some optional vaccines are chargeable — we will always tell you the cost before anything is given.
Trust your instinct first. If you are worried, call us — we would rather see a child who turns out to be fine than miss one who is not.
Tell us your child's name and age and what you need. We will confirm the appointment by SMS.
Bring the immunisation card if you have one, and any previous records. If you do not have them, come anyway.