Title: Ohio | Baby's First Test | Newborn Screening | Baby Health
Headings: Ohio
States Ohio
Conditions Screened
The Ohio Program
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What Conditions are Screened For in Ohio?
Amino Acid Disorders
Endocrine Disorders
Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders
Hemoglobin Disorders
Lysosomal Storage Disorders
Organic Acid Conditions
Other Disorders
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Content: By finding the medical problem soon after birth, babies quickly receive the treatment they need. Newborn screening improves the health and development of babies. Every year in Ohio, more than 500 newborns needing medical care are identified by newborn screening. Nearly 200 infants are identified as deaf or with hearing loss, an additional 80 infants are diagnosed with serious heart diseases, and about 300 more infants are identified with serious medical conditions that can be found by testing the baby’s blood. Babies born in Ohio have three different newborn screening tests done shortly after birth. A hearing screen to check to for hearing loss and a 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. screen to check for critical heart defects are usually done at the birth hospital the day after a baby is born.