In low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), gains in child survival reveal an important reality: birth defects account for a growing share of deaths among children younger than 5 years and ...

Each year in Alabama, about 200 newborns are diagnosed with a condition through the state’s screening program, according to ...

"I think you always believe it's never going to happen to me." That is how one parent described learning that their newborn ...

A committee of experts will conduct a study examining the current landscape of newborn screening (NBS) systems, processes, and research in the United States and consider sustainable adoption of ...

In Australia, every newborn baby is offered a screening test for 34 serious but treatable conditions (or groups of conditions ...

Your baby’s newborn screening may include testing for certain galactosemia disorders. These rare health conditions affect how a body breaks down galactose, a sugar found in all foods that contain milk ...

Purpose: This study explored the feasibility of statewide reporting of cystic fibrosis fetal diagnostic testing results to the newborn screening program through the birth hospital. Methods: We ...

Your baby's newborn screening may include testing for certain biotinidase disorders. In people with biotinidase deficiency, the body is unable to use a type of vitamin called biotin due to decreased ...

Purpose: To (1) obtain guidance on the preferred content and format of quick reference newborn blood spot screening information from the Minnesota Department of Health; (2) determine primary care ...