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What is newborn screening?
What is newborn screening?“Newborn screening is an important component of initial baby care. And what it really helps to identify arewhether there are any pre-existing risk factors in the baby that could potentially cause problems as the baby isgrowing, that we would want to know sooner than later in order to be able to intervene and correct thoseproblems. And those problems can include things such as various metabolic disorders within the baby thatoften don't present until later in life. It can also include various disorders of the blood, Hemoglobin, which canalso sometimes cause problems there.The risks that are involved with newborn screening really only have to do with two things. One is that your babywill require a poke generally on the heel in order to obtain the blood, and secondly, whatever information isactually gleaned from the newborn screen. In most cases it's important information that will ultimately lead tobetter care for the baby.”This program is for informational purposes only. Publisher disclaims all guarantees regarding the accuracy, completeness,or suitability of this video for medical decision making. For all health related issues please contact your healthcare provider.PRG00050B EN WhatIsNewbornScreening.pdf© The Wellness NetworkPage 1 of 1
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