Title: What is newborn screening? | Norton Children's Louisville, Ky.
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September is Newborn Screening Awareness Month. Learn about newborn screenings and how they can get the littlest patients the care they need.
What is included in a newborn screening?
Kentucky newborn screening requirements
Norton Children’s neonatal intensive care units

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Make sure you’re aware of your state’s specific screening requirements. Talk with your doctor if you’re concerned that your baby may need other newborn screening tests not offered through your state’s program. Kentucky newborn screening requirements
Kentucky’s newborn screening law requires all newborns to receive screening tests before being discharged from the hospital. If a child is born outside of a hospital or health care facility, he or she must be tested 24 to 48 hours after birth. The tests include: Pulse oximetry: This test measures the amount of oxygen in the blood by placing sensors on a baby’s hand and foot. The test takes minutes to perform. This is a screening for congenital heart disease. Hearing screening: