50 Years of Newborn Screening

50 YEARS OF NEWBORN SCREENING baby's first test Did you know.. Most babies with serious but treatable 24 Children should be SCREENED SHORTLY AFTER 24 HOURS of being born conditions caught by Newborn Screening GROW UP HEALTHY with expected development MOST STATES SCREEN FOR 29 31 out of RECOMMENDED HEALTH CONDITIONS In 2012 More than the PULSE OXIMETRY test becomes a part of Newborn Screening 1 IN 300 NEWBORNS have a condition detectable through Newborn Screening 1999 In 2013 Newborn Screening celebrates its In HEARING SCREENING is recommended for newborns In 1963 50TH Anniversary Newborn Screening begins with a HEEL STICK Source: BabysFirst Test.org This project is funded by the Manemal and Chitt Health Bureau Health Resources end Services Administration HRSA Grant No. U56MC16509