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: I am haunted by the thought that this might not have happened in the doctors office, and we might not have our lively 2-year-old with us today. Id like to thank Governor Cuomo for signing this law so that hopefully no other family will ever have this worry. Dr. Jennifer L. Howse, March of Dimes President, said, Since March of Dimes grantee Dr. Robert Guthrie's development of the first newborn screening for phenylketonuria (PKU) in Buffalo fifty years ago, New York State has been a pioneer and leader in newborn screening. New York should be commended for continuing to maintain a robust newborn screening panel and testing infants for over 40 inherited conditions, including all 31 conditions listed on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Recommended Uniform Screening Panel. Passage of this law is a fitting tribute to the March of Dimes 75th anniversary. Krystal Peters, a March of Dimes Mission Mom who lost her daughter following heart surgery, is also a parent who has advocated for this legislations passage. Today is an especially important milestone for March of Dimes mission parents who have suffered personal tragedy due to undiagnosed CCHD, Peters said. Babies are dying every day from undetected heart defects, but we have the knowledge and power to prevent CCHD from taking their lives so soon. Knowing that New York State has mandated a law requiring the 'pulse ox' test to be added to newborn screening means saving lives and spreading awareness. It means hope.