Babysitter / Nanny Check Up

Screening tests for caregivers

It is very important that we know the health status of your child, the caregiver who will be in close contact with your baby as much as you do. We must find out if your caregiver has a health problem or a contagious disease.

Babysitters, nannies should be in good health. It is important to have the necessary medical tests done. It should be checked whether it carries AIDS, hepatitis B and C, or is a tuberculosis patient. You can also ask the caregiver for hepatitis screening and throat culture to protect your child from infectious diseases.

It should be known whether the caregiver, who will be as close to our baby, child, relatives in need of care as we are, has a health problem and whether he has a contagious disease. You should consider the possibility that the people you employ may become ill while you are not at home and cannot take care of your babies, children and relatives in need of care.

How can we learn about the health status of our child and our baby’s caregivers and nannies?

Before hiring, we should get detailed information from nannies and caregivers about their health status. We may ask our nannies and caregivers to show their health records, some tests, eg chest X-ray, blood tests. The health of the caregiver must be good, otherwise the health of our children, babies and relatives in need of care may be under threat.

It is important to have the necessary tests done. Does he have HIV, AIDS, hepatitis B and hepatitis C, or does he have tuberculosis? we must learn this. It is important to carry out “Istanbul Laboratories Carer Screening” tests in addition to the health report.

What should be looked for in the babysitter-nanny health screening (Care Check-Up)?

Employees in this occupational group will be in close contact with our children, babies and relatives in need of care. Therefore, first of all, it should be determined whether there are infectious diseases or not.

Hepatitis B and C, HIV, AIDS and parasite research, throat culture should be done. Tests such as thyroid hormone test, blood sugar test, hemogram, complete urinalysis are important to evaluate the general health status of these employees.

What is the need for a caregiver-nanny health screening (Check-up)?

We care about our own health and have the necessary health checks done, but what about the health of the caregivers we entrust our children, babies and relatives in need of care? We also have the right to know whether these people are healthy or not.

Are the health reports of the caregivers and nannies sufficient when they are employed?

There is no detailed and serious screening result in the health report as in Check-up. Because; In order to ensure your family safety, additional “Istanbul Laboratories Carer Screening” tests will relieve your concerns.

It is necessary to fast 12 hours before coming for check-up. A full 12 hours of fasting is recommended.
After 21:00 in the evening (solid, liquid, alcohol, cigarettes) no food or substance should be taken.
Between 21:00 and 24:00, only water can be consumed to meet the need. More water should not be drunk than necessary.