Timing	Growth and nutrition	Other recommendations
24 to 48 hours after discharge	Measure weight (compare birth, discharge, and current), length, and head circumference*; perform physical examination	Assess void/stool pattern, maternal adaptation; counsel parents to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (each visit for first 12 months)
	Review feeding history (type, amount of feeding)	Review and verify any future specialty appointments with the parents†
		Review hospital course, medications, medical equipment, and immunizations (hepatitis B1); if weight is less than discharge weight, a follow-up visit in 72 to 96 hours is recommended
2 to 4 weeks after discharge	Measure weight, length, and head circumference*; perform physical examination	Add iron for breastfed infants, lower dose for formula-fed infants
	Review feeding history (type, amount of feeding)	Review any past and future specialty appointments with the parents†
		Use premature growth chart for 24 months (catch-up growth occurs in head circumference first, then in weight and length); assess medications and ongoing clinical complications
2 months' chronologic age	Measure weight, length, and head circumference*; perform physical examination	Review any past and future specialty appointments with the parents†
	Review feeding history (type, amount of feeding)‡	Perform developmental screening
		Administer immunizations per schedule: rotavirus (> 6 weeks and < 15 weeks of age), palivizumab (Synagis)
		Assess medications and ongoing clinical complications
		Repeat hearing screening in at-risk infants (3 months of age)
4 months' chronologic age	Measure weight, length, and head circumference*; perform physical examination	Review any past and future specialty appointments with the parents†
	Review feeding history (type, amount of feeding)‡; consider initiating complementary foods	Administer immunizations per schedule: palivizumab
		Assess medications and ongoing clinical complications
		Screen for iron deficiency (4 to 8 months of age) and developmental status
6 months' chronologic age	Measure weight, length, and head circumference*; perform physical examination	Review any past and future specialty appointments with the parents†
	Review feeding history (type, amount of feeding),‡ initiate complementary foods	Immunizations (per schedule):
			Palivizumab
			Influenza at 6 months' chronologic age (2 doses, 4 weeks apart)
		Screen for ophthalmologic problems (6 to 9 months) and developmental status
9 to 12 months' chronologic age	Measure weight, length, and head circumference*; perform physical examination	Administer immunizations per schedule
	Review feeding history (type, amount of feeding), continue advancing diet, transition to whole milk at 12 months	Screen for iron deficiency, lead level (12 to 24 months),§ and developmental delay; repeat hearing screening