Title: Newborn Screening Procedures | Baby's First Test | Newborn Screening | Baby Health
Headings: Screening Procedures
Your Baby’s Screening Screening Procedures
What are the screening procedures?
Blood Test:
Hearing Screen:
Pulse Oximetry Testing:
Why are all babies screened at birth?
Do parents have to ask for screening?
When does the screen happen?
How will parents find out the results?
How are screening costs covered?
Newborn Screening and Home Births
Newborn Screening for Preterm, Low Birth Weight, NICU or Sick Newborns
Newborn Screening and Adoption
Newborn Screening for Military Families
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Content: the blood test (or heel stick
When the baby's heel is pricked to collect a sample of blood for newborn screening
); the hearing screen; and pulse oximetry
Pulse oximetry, or pulse ox, is a painless, non-invasive test that measures how much oxygen is in the blood. Infants with heart problems may have low blood oxygen levels, and therefore, the pulse ox test can help identify babies that may have Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD). The test is done using a machine called a pulse oximeter, which is a sensor placed on the baby’s skin. The pulse ox test only takes a couple of minutes and is performed after the baby is 24 hours old and before he or she leaves the newborn nursery. . Blood Test: First, a physician
A person licensed to practice medicine, also known as a medical doctor
, nurse, midwife
A person who is trained to assist women with childbirth
, or other trained member of the hospital staff will fill out a newborn screening card. One part of this card is the filter paper
A porous paper that is used to store the baby's blood sample for newborn screening
to collect the baby’s blood sample
When blood is drawn from the human body in order to be tested for medical purposes
.