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CHILD HEALTH BOOKLET

What is the Child Health Booklet?

Since 1984, every Singapore child grows up with their very own Child Health Booklet (CHB), also affectionately known as the “baby book”. This booklet is provided to every baby at time of delivery in hospitals in Singapore.

The “baby book” becomes a personalised data bank of every child’s health records for easy access by either parent or child.

5 Reasons Parents Love The Child Health Booklet

Reason 1: Stores Your Child’s Health-related Information In One Location

The Child Health Booklet or “baby book” stores your child’s birth data (Page 3) e.g. their date and time of birth, hearing screening done at birth etc.

At each well-baby visit, your child’s height and weight, development milestones and immunisation records will be recorded within the baby book. Relevant information from any visits to the clinic and/or hospital can be recorded within the “baby book” as well.

Reason 2: Provides The Development Checklist For Parents To Assess Child’s Development

Developmental milestones are behavioural or physical checkpoints in children’s development as they grow. They are subdivided into 4 categories:

Personal-Social e.g. smiling
Fine Motor-Adaptive e.g. grasping a rattle
Language e.g. saying “Papa” and “Mama”
Gross Motor e.g. rolling from back to stomach

You can use the developmental checklists (Page 5 to 28) within the CHB to assess your child’s development. The checklists given for various ages should be completed prior to each well-baby visit to the doctor.

If you have any concerns about your child’s development, please raise them to the doctor. The doctor will assess your child and advise on further evaluation and management accordingly.

Reason 3: Provides Information On Your Child’s Allergies

The ‘Information on Allergies’ table in the CHB (before the contents page) should be completed by your child’s attending doctor. It informs whether any extra precautions need to be taken to prevent complications during medical treatments.

Reason 4: Provides Important Oral Health Tips For Your Child

The ‘Oral Health Checklist’ (page 53) provides tips to ensure that you help your child have a sparkling smile! This is done by encouraging your child to develop good oral hygiene habits e.g. regular tooth brushing which prevents tooth decay.

Reason 5: Provides Child Safety Checklist

The ‘Child Safety’ checklist (Page 55) enables you to create a safe environment for your child at the various stages of your child’s growth to prevent common childhood accidental injuries e.g. falls from beds, accidental ingestion of objects or scalds etc.

Important Updates Within The Revised Child Health Booklet

The Child Health Booklet includes the latest National Childhood Immunisation Schedule (NCIS) effective since 1 Nov 2020. The NCIS provides your child’s immunisation requirements from birth all the way to age 17 to protect your child against vaccine-preventable illnesses.

The Child Health Booklet (CHB) also provides a table showing the 7 specific recommended touchpoints for childhood developmental screening (CDS) where parents should visit the doctor for well-baby visits.

4 weeks [4-8 weeks]
3 months or 4 months [3-5 months]
6 months [6-12 months]
12 months [6-12 months]
18 months [15-22 months]
30 months [24-36 months]
48 months [48-60 months]

Figures in [ ] denote age range for CDS touchpoints

This additional guidance seeks to identify children at risk of developmental delay for early intervention. Immunisations can also be given during these visits for greater convenience to both children and their parents.

Download the Latest Child Health Booklet

The Addendum and Childhood Health Behaviours Checklist (CHBC) are to be used as supplementary documents for CHB or "baby books" already in use.

The Addendum highlights key updates – The content page identifies affected pages within the CHB (2014)
The CHBC consists of 7 checklists, one to be used at each Childhood Developmental Screening (CDS) touchpoint, to assist you as you nurture your child's development across four lifestyle domains: Screen Use, Sleep, Physical Activity, and Nutrition.

For Purchase of Hard Copy of Revised Child Health Booklet

If you’d like to purchase a hard copy of the revised Child Health Booklet, do check with public healthcare institutions listed below as only selected polyclinics and hospitals sell them.

Maternity Hospitals/Polyclinics	Email/Website	Contact Number	Remarks
Gleneagles Hospital	SG.GEH.MRO@parkwaypantai.com	6470 3450	Replacement of Health Booklet only
KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital	medical.reports@kkh.com.sg	6394 1209	Replacement of Health Booklet only
National Healthcare Group Polyclinics	www.nhgp.com.sg	6355 3000	Replacement of Health Booklet only
National University Hospital	ktpnucmi_appt@nuhs.edu.sg	-	Replacement of Health Booklet only
Singapore General Hospital	-	6321 4520	Replacement of Health Booklet only
SingHealth Polyclinics	singhealthpolyclinics@singhealth.com.sg	6643 6969	-

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