Pediatrics is the branch of medicine that promotes, monitors and cares for the health of people during the development phase. This stage goes from birth to adolescence. The professionals in this area carry out diagnoses and treatment of the pathologies typical of these ages, in addition to coordinating promotion and prevention activities that allow for comprehensive medical care and, if necessary, provide continuous care when any developmental abnormality is found.

Promotion and prevention activities include: vaccination, family care and
growth and development controls.
It is the branch of pediatrics that deals with newborns, as its name indicates. Therefore, the neonatologist is the specialist dedicated to caring for newborns. It is, therefore, a specialty for a very limited period of time, but fundamental, in the life of babies.