Title: Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation to Require Congenital Heart Defect Screenings for Newborns
Headings: Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation to Require Congenital Heart Defect Screenings for Newborns
Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation to Require Congenital Heart Defect Screenings for Newborns
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Content: All babies deserve a healthy start with a healthy heart. Pulse oximetry screening, which tests the amount of oxygen in a newborns blood, can detect many CHDs and most types of CCHDs, which often are not identified through other screening methods for CHD, such as prenatal ultrasounds and routine newborn physical examinations. The screening is non-invasive and painless. It is conducted by attaching sensors to a babys hand and foot between 24 and 48 hours of his or her birth. If oxygen levels are too low, additional tests would then be conducted to detect any potential heart defects that may be present in the baby. Melissa Berlin of Gloversville, a volunteer with the American Heart Association, is one of the hundreds of parents that helped push for the legislation. We were discharged from the hospital with a healthy baby boy. Yet, at his well-baby visit one week later, Colton began to turn blue. We were rushed to the emergency room, where we learned that he had a congenital heart defect, said Berlin. He has already had two out of three scheduled open heart surgeries.