The department of pediatric health and diseases, also known as pediatrics, is a branch of science that deals with the diagnosis, follow-up and treatment of individuals involved in the process from birth to adolescence. Congenital diseases of people defined as children between the ages of 0 and 18, vaccine follow-up that should be applied regularly after birth, mental, physical and motor development are followed by pediatricians. In the routine examinations carried out in this process, many processes such as the development of the babies' height, weight, nutrition and similar development as well as the development of daily life skills, expression and understanding, neurological and psychological developments are checked and followed. Physicians who deal with the difficult diagnosis and treatment of the diseases of babies whose communication skills have not yet developed, perform the examinations of individuals in childhood, taking their psychology into consideration. Pediatric physicians after 6 years of medical school education, they specialize in pediatrics for 4 years. There are many sub-branches of the child health and diseases department. Pediatricians specializing in these branches undergo additional training.