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The developmental paediatric consultation focuses on the development and behaviour of healthy and sick children from infancy to adolescence. Taking into account the social environment, personal medical history, cognitive, linguistic, motor and socio-emotional development, a comprehensive individual development profile is drawn up. This is the basis for detecting possible developmental abnormalities at an early stage and initiating appropriate further diagnostic and, above all, developmental measures.

Within the department, there is close and interdisciplinary cooperation with colleagues from the NeuropaediatricsNeuropsychologyNeonatologythe in-house medical-therapeutic departments, but also with the external educational-therapeutic institutions (School psychology servicecentres), as well as child and adolescent psychiatry BL and BS.

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Basic course in developmental paediatrics Basel - Bern

In 2025, we are again offering this systematic training in developmental paediatrics as part of a modular programme on the topics of growth and development, nutrition, motor skills, language, cognitive and play development, developmental diagnostics, school and socio-legal framework conditions, sleep, emotional development and adolescent medicine in cooperation with the University Children's Hospital Basel and the Children's Clinic of the Inselspital Bern.

Further information and programme

Offer

We offer assessments for children with

  • Increased risk of developmental disorders (previously premature babies, children with perinatal asphyxia or after major heart surgery)
  • Developmental disorders of speech, cognition and motor skills
  • Neurological diseases
  • Behavioural developmental disorders (e.g. ADHD, autism spectrum disorders)
  • Genetic diseases
  • in the case of serious school problems and behavioural problems (usually after primary involvement of the responsible SPD)
  • for crying, sleep and regulation disorders in babies and toddlers (also in co-operation with the Consultation hours for infant and toddler psychiatry and the sleep consultation)

Diagnostics & Therapy

A diagnostic clarification includes, depending on the issue:

  • Detailed anamnesis interview with the child/young person or parents
  • General paediatric and neuropaediatric examination
  • Specific psychological test diagnostics and/or neuromotor examination
  • If necessary, initiation of further organ-specific investigations (e.g. genetic examinations, EEG, MRI examinations regarding metabolic diseases, etc.)
  • Final discussion with the parents with the possible involvement of other specialists. Depending on the diagnosis, recommendation and initiation of medical-therapeutic (e.g. occupational therapy, psychotherapy) and educational-therapeutic measures (e.g. speech therapy, early remedial education)

Consultation hours

Counselling hotline for child and youth emergencies

The Medgate Kids Line provides quick and uncomplicated medical advice if your child is unwell. The medical team of our partner Medgate is available to you by telephone around the clock.

058 387 78 82
(billing via health insurance)

For emergencies abroad: Call the emergency number of your health insurance company. You will find this number on your health insurance card.

More information: On the Page of the emergency ward you will find everything you need to know about behaviour in emergencies, typical childhood illnesses and waiting times.

Important emergency numbers

144 Outpatient clinic
145 Tox Info Suisse (Poisonings)
117 Police
118 Fire brigade

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University Children's Hospital Basel
Spitalstrasse 33
4056 Basel | CH

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