In the 1930s, the idea that children had unique developmental and health needs was new because they had traditionally been treated as “miniature adults.” Practices that now standard provide preventive care, such as immunization and regular health exams, were made possible thanks to the study of pediatrics. The word “paediatric” means “healer of children,” so pediatrics is the branch of medicine dealing with the health and medical care of infants, children, and adolescents from birth up to the age of 18.
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