Title: Minnesota | Baby's First Test | Newborn Screening | Baby Health
Headings: Minnesota
States Minnesota
Conditions Screened
The Minnesota Program
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What Conditions are Screened For in Minnesota?
Amino Acid Disorders
Endocrine Disorders
Hemoglobin Disorders
Lysosomal Storage Disorders
About Newborn Screening in Minnesota
Program Overview:
Our Goals:
Blood Spot Screening
Hearing Screening
Pulse Oximetry Screening
How is Newborn Screening Paid for in ­­Minnesota?
Policies and Resources
Support for families:
Storage and Use of Dried Blood Spots:

Content: blood spot screening, hearing screening, 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. screening. Blood Spot Screening
When a newborn is between 24 and 48 hours old, a health professional will take a few drops of blood from the newborn’s heel. Many people refer to this process as “the heel stick
When the baby's heel is pricked to collect a sample of blood for newborn screening
." The drops of blood fill five spots on a filter paper
A porous paper that is used to store the baby's blood sample for newborn screening
card. After the drops of blood have dried, they are sent to our program at the Minnesota Department of Health to be screened for more than 60 inherited and congenital disorders. Results of blood spot screening are mailed to the birth facility or called to the newborn’s primary health care provider if further testing is necessary.