Parents should keep doctor appointments during this time

With stay home orders in place in some areas while slowly loosening in others, many of us have drastically reduced the number of activities we do outside our homes.

WONDERING IF IT'SSAFE TO GO TO THEDOCTOR DURING THEPANDEMIC.EXPERTS AGREETHIS IS STILL A SAFEACTIVITY ANDIMPORTANT TOCONTINUE DOINGESPECIALLY FORYOUR KIDS.WITH MORE, HERE'SABC NEWS INES DELA CUETARA.WITH STAY AT HOMEORDERS IN PLACE INSOME AREAS--WHILESLOWLY LOOSENINGIN OTHERS-- MANY OFUS HAVEDRASTICALLYREDUCED THEAMOUNTS OFACTIVITIES WE DOOUTSIDE OUR HOME.BUT HEALTHPROFESSIONALS SAYYOU SHOULD NOTCUT OUT YOURCHILD'S VISITS TOTHE PEDIATRICIAN.EXPERTS FROM THEAMERICAN ACADEMYOF PEDIATRICS SAYTHAT NOW MORETHAN EVER IT'SIMPORTANT FORFAMILIES TO STAYCONNECTED WITHTHEIR PEDIATRICIAN.EVEN THOUGHFAMILIES ARESTAYING HOME TOPREVENT THESPREAD OF COVID-19THERE ARE STILLIMPORTANT REASONSTO COME INTO THEPEDIATRICIAN'SOFFICE, WHICHINCLUDES STAYINGUP TO DATE ONIMMUNIZATIONS,HEARING AND VISIONSCREENING,MONITORINGGROWTH, AMONGMULTIPLE OTHERHEALTH CONCERNS.YOUR PEDIATRICIANIS LIKELY TAKINGSTEPS TO MAKE SUREIT'S AS SAFE ASPOSSIBLE FOR VISITSTHAT NEED TOHAPPEN IN PERSON,LIKE HAVINGNEWBORNS COME INEARLY IN THE DAY.MANY PEDIATRICIANSARE NOW ALSOOFFERING VIDEOVISITS.CALL YOURPEDIATRICIAN AHEADOF TIME IF YOU ARECONCERNED ABOUTYOUR CHILDREN'SHEALTH AND THEIRSAFETY DURING THECOVID-19 PANDEMIC.WITH THIS MEDICALMINUTE, I'M INES DELA CUETARA.