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Newborn screening usually starts with a blood test, followed by a hearing test and possibly other tests. First, hospital staff fill out a newborn screening card with the infants vital informationname, sex, weight, and date and time of birthand the date and time of the blood collection.
Touch the first circle on the newborn screening card gently against the large blood drop, and in one step, allow the blood to soak through the filter paper and fill the circle. Do not press the paper directly against the babys heel. Each of the five circles need to be filled and saturated through.
About Newborn Screening in Michigan program required by Michigan law to find babies with rare but serious conditions that require early treatment. All babies need to be tested in order to find the small number who look healthy but have a rare medical condition.
A parent or guardian of the newborn child may only decline newborn screening based on the objection that it conflicts with his or her religious beliefs or practices.
1963 - The first mandated newborn screening program begins in Massachusetts. 1965 - New York State Public Health Law 2500-a, mandates every newborn in New York be screened for PKU. 1966 - PKU testing becomes mandatory in most states.
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Michigan law mandates NBS. Appendix 1 summarizes NBS legislation. If parents will not permit collection of the screen, it is suggested that the hospital request that parents sign a waiver stating that they were informed of the risk to their newborn if screening is declined and return the form to the NBS Program.
There are four possible results in newborn blood spot screening: Within Normal Limits/Negative, Trait, Borderline, and Positive/Abnormal. A Within Normal Limits or Negative result means that the screen was normal for the disorder and no additional follow-up is required.
The State of Michigan introduced newborn screening in 1965, when laboratory technology to identify newborns with phenylketonuria (PKU) first became available. In 1977, a test for congenital hypothyroidism (CH) was added, and in 1985, galactosemia screening was initiated.

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