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Yes, you can consult a pediatrician online in India. It is legal under the Telemedicine Practice Guidelines 2020. An MBBS/MD pediatrician can assess most childhood illnesses over video, review growth and vaccination records, and issue a digitally signed prescription with weight-based dosing valid at any licensed Indian pharmacy. Consultations at HopeQure start at ₹899 with typical connection under 10 minutes, available in 13 Indian languages for children from newborn to 18 years.
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Built from IAP & NICE pediatric red-flag guidance. Tells you honestly when you don't need a doctor.
Age changes everything in pediatrics — especially under 3 months.
Pick the main concern — you can mention the rest to the doctor.
Tap all that apply — or skip if none. This is the safety check.
No "consult a doctor immediately" hedging. Here's what our pediatricians actually tell parents, including when you can safely stay home.
Fever itself isn't the danger — it's the body fighting infection, and the number matters far less than parents think. How your child behaves matters more than the thermometer. A child with 39°C who is drinking, alert and playing between doses is usually managing well. A child with 38°C who is limp, refusing all fluids or breathing fast needs to be seen.
⚠️ The one absolute rule: any fever in a baby under 3 months is an emergency, regardless of how well they seem. Go to hospital, don't wait.
By weight, never age — 15 mg per kg per dose, up to four doses in 24 hours. Age-based dosing on the bottle is a rough average and can under- or over-dose your child badly. For a 12 kg toddler that's 180 mg, about 7.5 ml of the standard 120mg/5ml syrup.
🧮 Use our free dose calculator — it does the maths for your child's exact weight. Never use adult medicine or leftover antibiotics.
Usually not. Most childhood infections — including the majority of coughs, colds, sore throats and fevers — are viral, and antibiotics do nothing against viruses. They won't shorten the illness, but they can cause diarrhoea, rashes and long-term resistance.
A good pediatrician explains why they're not prescribing. If a doctor hands over antibiotics for every fever without examining or explaining, get a second opinion.
Probably not. Appetite naturally drops sharply between ages 1 and 5 as growth slows — this is normal, not a failure. Look at the pattern over weeks rather than any single day, and watch growth and energy rather than the plate.
Worth a review if: weight is dropping or flat over months, they're tired and pale (possible iron deficiency), or fewer than 10 foods are accepted overall.
No — and you don't need to start over. The IAP schedule has catch-up pathways for every vaccine, whether you're a few weeks or a few years behind. Interrupted courses resume where they stopped; doses already given still count.
Bring a photo of the vaccination card to any consult — the doctor maps out exactly what's due and when, in writing. No guilt, just a plan.
Almost certainly not. Six to eight viral infections a year is completely normal for a child in daycare or school — that's how a young immune system learns. It clusters in winter and looks relentless, but it's typically healthy development.
Investigate if there are recurrent serious infections (pneumonia, abscesses), poor weight gain alongside the infections, or the child never fully recovers between episodes.
Still not sure what you're dealing with?
🩺 Run the free symptom check →Your child is burning up. The clinic opened eight hours ago and opens again in six. You're scrolling forums where every answer is either "it's nothing" or "rush to hospital." What you actually need is one qualified person to look and tell you honestly which it is.
Consultations until late evening and from early morning — not a chatbot, not a call-centre script. An MBBS/MD pediatrician on video.
"This is viral, here's what to do, and here's exactly what would make me want to see your child in person." Clear thresholds you can act on.
If your child needs a hospital, we say so immediately and send a written summary you can hand to the emergency doctor. We don't keep you online.
This is the triage framework our pediatric team uses on every call, based on IAP and NICE red-flag guidance. Screenshot it — it's genuinely useful whether or not you ever book with us.
Do: fluids often, light clothing, weight-based paracetamol if uncomfortable, and recheck every few hours.
Get the dose calculatorDo: get seen today. Online is ideal here — fast, and we escalate if needed.
Check symptoms nowDo: go to the nearest emergency department. Don't wait for an appointment.
📞 Call 108 nowNo judgement — this advice gets passed down for generations. Tap your answer, then see what the evidence actually says.
"Everything feels like an emergency because you have no baseline yet. That's normal — and with newborns we'd genuinely rather you asked."
"The vaccination-and-solids stage. Lots of firsts, and the first fevers — which are frightening until someone explains what's normal."
"The picky-eating and endless-colds years. Most of it is normal development — but it helps enormously to hear that from a doctor."
"School brings new questions — growth compared to classmates, focus complaints from teachers, and the first real health patterns."
"Teenagers often won't talk to you about it — but they will talk to a doctor, privately, which is exactly what this stage needs."
Most people have never had a video consultation for their child. Here's the whole thing, with honest timings.
Free symptom check or straight to booking. Choose plan, language and a slot — same-day is usually available.
⏱ About 60 secondsUpload the vaccination card, growth chart, previous prescriptions, or a photo of the rash. Optional but it makes the consult sharper.
⏱ 2 minutes, or skipVideo, audio or chat. They examine what can be assessed remotely, ask about feeding, sleep and behaviour, and explain what's happening in plain language.
⏱ 15–20 minutesWeight-based digital prescription, written home-care plan, and specific red flags for your child. Follow-up message included.
⏱ Within minutesIf your child needs to be seen physically, we tell you in the first five minutes — and you're not charged for a consultation that should have been an in-person visit. Trust is worth more to us than one booking fee.
The IAP schedule mapped to your child — what's done, what's due now, and what's overdue. Tick off what they've had; we'll show what's missing.
We'll tell you honestly — including when the ₹899 single consult is all you need. No one should overbuy healthcare for their child.
1 · What brings you here?
2 · How long has this been going on?
No hidden fees, no auto-renewal, no membership. The combined plans exist because feeding and growth issues genuinely need a nutritionist alongside the doctor — not to inflate the bill. Prices indicative — confirm
If the pediatrician decides within the first five minutes that your child needs in-person examination, we refund the consultation in full. You should never pay for being redirected.
Message us with what's happening and we'll tell you honestly — including if a single ₹899 consult is all you need.
Ask on WhatsApp →First-time families get 20% off any plan. Applied automatically when you book through the symptom checker.
Every profile shows qualifications, years of practice and languages. No stock photos, no "Dr. A." anonymity.
Consultation fee is only part of it. Move the slider to see the true cost including travel, waiting and time off work.
Clinic estimate assumes ₹1,200 consultation + ₹400 travel + ₹700 average value of half a day off work per visit. Adjust assumptions before publishing.
Everything that usually hides in a terms page. If any of this feels unfair, tell us before you pay.
Change your slot up to 2 hours before the appointment at no cost, as many times as you need. Children get ill on their own schedule — we understand.
Cancel more than 2 hours ahead for a full refund, processed within 5–7 working days. Within 2 hours we offer a free reschedule instead.
If the pediatrician decides in the first five minutes that your child needs in-person examination, you get a 100% refund automatically. You never pay to be told to go elsewhere.
If the call drops or the doctor can't connect, we either reconnect you immediately or refund in full. Poor connectivity is never charged to you.
You receive a GST invoice and a signed prescription with the doctor's NMC registration number — the documents most employers and insurers require for OPD reimbursement. Check your specific policy for teleconsultation cover.
If your chosen pediatrician can't make the slot, we offer an equally qualified alternative or a full refund — your choice, communicated before the appointment time.
Every consultation includes a free follow-up message within 48 hours for clarifications on the plan. You don't pay again to ask what the prescription meant.
Request deletion of your child's records at any time by emailing contactus@hopequre.com. We comply under the DPDP Act 2023.
Parents who bring these get sharper answers. None of it is compulsory — turn up with nothing if it's urgent.
A photo of the vaccination card and any growth chart. This turns guesswork into precision.
When it started, temperature readings with times, and what you've already given. Dates beat impressions.
Everything your child is taking, including syrups, supplements and anything from a previous prescription.
Weigh your child today if you can — every paediatric dose is calculated from it.
Rashes, swelling, or the inside of the throat in good natural light. Photos often decide the diagnosis.
You will forget them mid-call. Everyone does. Write the three that matter most.
Somewhere the doctor can see your child clearly and hear you both.
Even for a routine question — watching your child move and respond tells a pediatrician a great deal.
Use these whether or not you ever book with us. The dose calculator in particular answers the question parents get wrong most often.
Dosing is by weight, not age — 15 mg/kg per dose. The bottle's age guide is an average that can be badly wrong for your child.
Max 4 doses in 24 hours, at least 4 hours apart. Confirm with your doctor.
The Holliday-Segar formula clinicians use. Useful when your child is unwell and you're judging whether they're drinking enough.
Increase during fever, vomiting or diarrhoea.
A weight-for-age snapshot against WHO/IAP reference ranges — the same first step a pediatrician takes.
Indicative only — a doctor plots the full chart.
Behind on doses? That's extremely common and almost always fixable. Nothing here needs restarting.
| Age | Vaccines due (IAP) | What it protects against |
|---|---|---|
| At birth | BCG, OPV-0, Hepatitis B-1 | Tuberculosis, polio, hepatitis B |
| 6 weeks | DTwP/DTaP-1, IPV-1, Hep B-2, Hib-1, Rotavirus-1, PCV-1 | Diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio, pneumonia |
| 10 weeks | DTwP-2, IPV-2, Hib-2, Rotavirus-2, PCV-2 | Second dose of the primary series |
| 14 weeks | DTwP-3, IPV-3, Hib-3, Rotavirus-3, PCV-3 | Third dose of the primary series |
| 6 months | Hep B-3, OPV-1, Influenza | Hepatitis B, polio, seasonal flu |
| 9 months | MMR-1, Typhoid conjugate | Measles, mumps, rubella, typhoid |
| 12–15 months | Hepatitis A, MMR-2, PCV booster, Varicella | Hepatitis A, chickenpox |
| 16–18 months | DTwP booster-1, IPV booster, Hib booster | Booster protection |
| 4–6 years | DTwP booster-2, MMR-3, Varicella-2 | Pre-school boosters |
| 9–15 years | HPV (2 doses), Tdap, Typhoid booster | Cervical cancer prevention, tetanus |
Missed doses? Upload a photo of the vaccination card and a pediatrician maps the catch-up schedule in writing — usually in a single consultation.
Get a vaccination review →Online isn't right for everything, and we'd rather say so than lose your trust later.
| Situation | Online (HopeQure) | In-person clinic |
|---|---|---|
| Fever, cough, cold, mild illness | ✓ Ideal — fast, no waiting room | Works, but slower and exposes your child |
| Feeding, growth, picky eating | ✓ Ideal — nutritionist included | Usually needs a separate referral |
| Vaccination planning | ✓ Ideal — schedule reviewed in writing | Needed for the injection itself |
| Rash or skin problem | ✓ Good — photos work well | Better for unusual or deep lesions |
| Sleep, behaviour, development | ✓ Ideal — longer unhurried sessions | Often too rushed for this |
| Ear pain needing examination | Partial — we assess and refer | ✓ Better — otoscope needed |
| Suspected fracture or deep wound | ✗ Not appropriate | ✓ Go in person |
| Any emergency red flag | ✗ Call 108 immediately | ✓ Emergency department |
| Typical wait | Under 10 minutes | Days for an appointment |
| Cost | From ₹899, no travel | ₹800–₹2,000 plus travel and time off |
Indicative figures — confirm before publishing.
Yes. It's governed by the Telemedicine Practice Guidelines (2020), issued by the Ministry of Health and the Medical Council of India. A registered pediatrician can assess symptoms, review growth and vaccination records, and issue a digitally signed prescription with their NMC registration number. The same professional and legal standards apply as in a clinic.
More than parents expect, and less than everything. A pediatrician can assess breathing effort and rate, skin colour, hydration, alertness, rashes, movement and how your child interacts — much of pediatric assessment is observation, and you can be guided to check specific things. What can't be done remotely is listening to the chest, examining ears, or feeling the abdomen. If your child needs any of that, the doctor says so and refunds the consultation.
Then you'll have got a qualified opinion within minutes instead of guessing at 2am, plus a written summary to hand to the emergency doctor — and a full refund. Knowing quickly that your child needs to be seen is a valuable outcome, and we don't think you should pay for it.
Yes — when clinically indicated, our pediatricians prescribe them without hesitation. But most childhood infections are viral, where antibiotics do nothing and carry real downsides. If we don't prescribe, the doctor will explain exactly why, and tell you what would change that decision. That's the difference between careful medicine and a prescription vending machine.
Yes. It's a digitally signed prescription carrying the doctor's NMC registration number, with dosing calculated for your child's weight. Valid at every licensed pharmacy in India, and accepted for insurance claims where applicable.
On multi-session plans, yes — deliberately. Continuity matters enormously in child health: the same doctor knows your child's growth pattern, what's already been tried, and what "normal for this child" looks like. On single consultations you can request a specific pediatrician for follow-ups and we'll accommodate it wherever their schedule allows.
For feeding, weight, jaundice follow-up, sleep and general newborn guidance — yes, and it's often exactly what exhausted new parents need. But any fever in a baby under 3 months is an emergency requiring immediate in-person assessment. Young infants can deteriorate very quickly, so we apply the strictest thresholds to this age group and escalate readily.
Yes, from different locations if needed. It's genuinely useful when one parent travels, when grandparents are the primary caregivers, or simply so two people hear the same advice — which prevents a lot of second-guessing later.
A single consultation is ₹899 (₹1,200 standard, 25% off). Doctor + nutritionist is ₹1,799. The 5-session growth plan is ₹3,999 and the 10-session development program is ₹8,999. First-time families get a further 20% with CHILD20. There's no subscription, no auto-renewal and no hidden charges — you pay per problem solved.
Yes. HopeQure operates to ISO 27001, HIPAA-aligned and DPDP Act 2023 standards. Consultations are end-to-end encrypted, records are stored on Indian servers, and we never sell or share patient data with advertisers or third parties. You can request deletion of your child's records at any time.
Every consultation follows a structured pathway based on IAP, WHO, ICMR and NICE guidance — so care doesn't depend on which doctor you happen to get.
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Three questions, thirty seconds, and a straight answer about your child — including whether you need us at all. If you do, a verified pediatrician is usually under ten minutes away. Consultations from ₹899, with a full refund if your child turns out to need in-person care.
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