General Pediatric and Well Baby Clinic in Bangkok

Our children are, without doubt, the most precious of all gifts nature has blessed upon us. From the first day of life, we love, care for, and protect our offspring without question. As parents, we are instinctively aware of when our children are ailing in health or failing in development. Very often, we have the knowledge and experience to cure their ills and aid their development.

However, a child’s overall health, growth, and development require, periodically, professional monitoring. There are times when parental knowledge and instinct are insufficient to heal or redirect development issues. It is then that we seek the professional skills of trained physicians, and doctors specializing in pediatrics.

The first medical facility dedicated solely to the health of children was the Enfants-Trouvés, a hospice for sick children founded by Vincent de Paul in 1638, in Paris. But the term pediatrics is a relatively new term within the timeline of medical science. It derives from the Greek words pais and iatros, which mean "child" and "healer", and didn’t appear in English until physician, Abraham Jacobi, coined the phrase in 1859. Abraham Jacobi is now looked upon as the founder of modern pediatrics.

There are unique ailments and development issues that affect the young, and as such, over the centuries, pediatrics has evolved into the highly specialized area of medical science that we recognize today. And is concerned with the health and development of the young, from newborn to 15 years of age.

Unfortunately, all too often youngsters are diagnosed and treated with the malaise of general health at medical facilities across the world. Fortunately, there are more enlightened medical institutions that recognize the importance of medical care aimed solely at the young and have established dedicated facilities to accommodate.

One such facility is Samitivej Hospital’s General Pediatric and Well Baby Clinic in Bangkok. This is a modern facility in the heart of the capital providing exemplary medical care for the young. Not only does the clinic offer its expertise to the Indigenous population, but also to an ever-growing number of people from across the world who now recognize the facility’s unrivaled service and seek treatment and advice from its world-class team of pediatricians.

General Pediatric and Well Baby Clinic Services

Very often parents can care for their children simply through education. The clinic offers parents and carers advice on dealing with health issues in the young, both inherent and non-inherent conditions. Many inherent conditions are manageable, such as diabetes, asthma, and hemophilia. This also applies to non-inherent health issues, including anemia and obesity. With sound advice and guidance these, and many other conditions need not stop a child from leading a full and active life.

The pediatric team of highly trained experts are able to tutor parents and carers in how to treat and guide their youngsters which also allows the afflicted youngster to become aware of their condition in order to safeguard themselves. With knowledge, young people can learn to protect themselves from potential health risks.

Inoculations and immunizations are common, essential, and in some cases mandatory. The clinic not only administers these procedures but also offers advice on when they should be given, how to explain to their offspring why they require it. Information will also be given on what side effects the child may experience and how to deal with them.

Of course, not all medical issues are so common and routine, some will require specialist treatment that can only be given by highly trained doctors with the access and knowledge to utilize innovative technology and modern medical procedures. One of the first serious medical issues that comes to mind is cancer, which, in children seems ever more tragic.

Although the exact reasons cannot be specifically pinpointed, the global rates of some cancers in children are, sadly, on the increase. Across all cancers in children, in 2003 the number of cases was 165 per million, that figure is now close to 180 million. Cases of leukemia, lymphoma, hepatic tumors, bone tumors, and thyroid cancer are largely responsible for the increase in overall cancer cases in children. For these, and other, forms of cancer the General Pediatric and Well Baby Clinic excels, and is renowned, for its diagnostics and treatment.

Liver, kidney, and urinary health issues require specialist diagnostics and treatment, as do endocrine diseases, these are glandular issues affecting the release of hormones into the body. The clinic is equipped with the latest high-tech equipment to accurately diagnose and treat these health conditions promptly, and with enviable levels of success.

Many children are sadly affected by hearing and eyesight issues, which can potentially have a negative affect on their lives, and overall wellbeing. The center has skilled audiologists and optometrists who are highly qualified in diagnosing and treating health issues with hearing and eyesight. With their skills, and the aid of modern technology, they are able to improve these senses and, in some cases cure conditions entirely.

Many medical facilities are unable to recognize rarer health conditions in children, and certainly not equipped to treat them. The knowledge and diagnostic skills of the pediatric team at the clinic can identify, and treat, a whole host of less common health issues in youngsters. Such as, alkaptonuria, Krabbe disease, maple syrup urine disease, or MSUD, phenylketonuria referred to as PKU, and Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome or HGPS.

Congenital heart diseases, or CAD are extremely diverse, and some can be difficult to diagnose without specialist knowledge and equipment. The General Pediatric and Well Baby Clinic in Bangkok is fully equipped to deal with all CAD and has staff with specialist knowledge of heart diseases in young people.

Whether Indigenous, expat, or health tourist, Samitivej Hospital’s General Pediatric and Well Baby Clinic in Bangkok recognizes the importance of preserving the health and well-being of the young. Identifying and treating health issues early in life very often negates the necessity for more intense treatment later in life.

The clinic and its staff’s dedication to good health in the young has led to a worldwide reputation within the field of pediatrics. This accredited facility excels in all health issues, from simple allergies to complex, multi-faceted diseases, the clinic is now a world leader in the field of specialist pediatrics.