Pediatrics
A pediatrician is a child's physician who provides:
- Preventive health maintenance for healthy children.
- Medical care for children who are acutely or chronically ill.
Pediatricians manage the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of their patients, in every stage of development -- in good health or in illness.
Pediatricians focus on babies, children, adolescents, and young adults from birth to age 21 years to:
- Reduce infant and child mortality
- Control infectious disease
- Foster healthy lifestyles
- Ease the difficulties of children and adolescents with chronic conditions