Paediatrics

What is Paediatrics?

Paediatricians take care of the pathologies of infants and children as well as vaccinations and dietetic advice.

The clinic's paediatricians monitor the child's psychomotor development and growth from birth to adolescence - from the first days to the age of eighteen.

They practice the various vaccinations required both according to the French, English or other schemes.

They give advice on diet - breastfeeding in particular - sleep or the main physical or psychological problems commonly encountered by parents in learning their new role while respecting the cultural differences that make up the richness of life. London and which are reflected in the education of children living in England.

In addition to these regular check-ups, their role is essential in the diagnosis, management and treatment of the various affections of the child, whether acute or chronic, supplementing the therapies usually used by English doctors with the contributions of the "continental" practice of paediatrics: No excess in the prescription of drugs but however use the means at our disposal without waiting too long when it is necessary.

Listening to young patients and their families is essential in approaching children's pathology.

This presupposes time and availability what we try to offer as much as possible.

 
AgeVaccines
8 weeks6-in-1 vaccine
Rotavirus vaccine
MenB
12 weeks6-in-1 vaccine (2nd dose)
Pneumococcal (PCV) vaccine
Rotavirus vaccine (2nd dose)
16 weeks6-in-1 vaccine (3rd dose)
MenB (2nd dose)
1 yearHib/MenC (1st dose)
MMR (1st dose)
Pneumococcal (PCV) vaccine (2nd dose)
MenB (3rd dose)
2 to 10 yearsFlu vaccine (every year)
3 years and 4 monthsMMR (2nd dose)
4-in-1 pre-school booster
12 to 13 yearsHPV vaccine
14 years3-in-1 teenage booster
MenACWY
 
AgeVaccines
1 moisBCG
2 moisDTP
Coqueluche
Haemophilus Influenza de type B (HIB)
Hepatite B
Pneumocoque
4 moisPremiers rappels:
DTP
Coqueluche
Haemophilus Influenza de type B (HIB)
Hepatite B
Pneumocoque
5 moisMéningocoque C
11 moisSeconds Rappels:
DTP
Coqueluche
Haemophilus Influenza de type B (HIB)
Hepatite B
Pneumocoque
12 moisRappel: Méningocoque C
Rougeole-Oreillons-Rubéole
16-18 moisRappel: Rougeole-Oreillons-Rubéole
6 ansRappels:
DTP
Coqueluche
 
AgeVaccines
11-13ansDTP
Coqueluche
Papillomavirus Humain (HPV)
14 ansRappel: Papillomavirus Humain (HPV)
25 ansDTP
Coqueluche
45 ansDTP
65 ans et +DTP (tous les 10 ans)
Grippe (tous les ans)
Zona
AgeDescription
U1: immediately after birthThe midwife or doctor checks the baby's skin color, breathing, heart activity, muscle tone and reflexes.
U2: within first week after birthThe paediatrician checks the reflexes and whether the skeleton is in order. The baby will also have a metabolic blood test.
U3: 4 to 6 Week after birthThe doctor measures the head circumference, which reflects the development of the child and whether the fontanelles (skull openings) are still open. He spreads the baby's legs bent to examine if the hips are ok.
U4: 3 to 4 Months after birth In this examination, the Paediatrician will test to see if the baby can hold its head, how it responds to sounds and it's motor development. Should there be some obvious developmental issues, the paediatrician will often be able to give advice at this point on how to work on the issues such as physio or physical exercises.
U5: 6 to 7 Months after birth Here the Paediatrician start to use simple games to study your child's development, looking for eye contact and whether or not the baby can hold its upper body erect easily hold his balance or not.
U6: 10 to 12 Months after birthThis examination focuses a lot on physical development. Here the Paediatrician will see if the baby can crawl, pull itself up on furniture, how it plays etc.   
U7: 21 to 24 Months after birthThis exam is about mental as well as physical development, looking at your child's speech, whether or not it can climb stairs, hold on to railings and checking for skills such as an ability to eat with a spoon. 
U7a: 34 to 36 Months after birth At this examination, your Paediatrician will check the status of your child's vaccination's as well as checking its eyes, ears, stomach, feet etc. Linguistic development is particularly focused on and there'll be a few little tests like a simple puzzle in which your child has to match pictures and jumping off a step.  At this age, the Paediatrician will start considering recommending therapies/specialists for any physical or mental difficulties the child may be having.
U8: 3 to 4 years after birthA full physical test will be performed including sight and hearing tests. A big focus of this screening is on the child's behaviour. How does it play with other children? Is it ok being separated from its mother? How long does it play alone? The Paediatrician will also ask about whether or not the child is 'dry' (ie. doesn't wear a nappy/diaper any more. A urine sample will also be taken during this examination to look for any possible urinary tract infection.
U9: 5 to 6 years after birth Fine motor skills, language development and coordination will be studied. The Paediatrician will check if the child has good body position, whether it has enough muscle strength, whether it can count to 10, if it can estimate distances to roughly gauge whether it has an approximate sense of time, whether it knows its own name and address, and whether it can remember the names of friends.
U10: 7 to 8 years after birth This screening is an 'extra' screening and can be taken by the choice of the parents, but isn't a necessity. Because of this, the screening isn't covered by the health insurance and must be paid for by the parents.
U11: 12 to 14 years after birth (and the last screening)  It is recommended that boys do this screening nearer the age of 14 due to their tendance to start puberty later than girls. A questionnaire will need to be filled out. Blood will be taken to determine cholesterol levels and thyroid function. A physical examination will examine the stages of puberty, such as whether the girl has had her period and to check for normal physical developments that come with puberty. For the boys,  the Paediatrician will check if the larynx has enlarged, if his voice has broken yet, for facial hair and for other obvious signs of puberty. Both girls and boys will have their spine's carefully examined, as well as their sensory organs and other organs checked. Weight will also be looked at.