Sentences with phrase «routine newborn screening tests»

More than 40 states require screening at birth for sickle cell anemia, along with other routine newborn screening tests.

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Apgar testing, screening newborns, determining the birth weight and your baby's health status are all part and parcel of the post-delivery routine.

We also will ensure that routine newborn screening is performed, including hearing tests, and that your baby receives his / her first immunization (the hepatitis B vaccine) before leaving the hospital.

The discovery of the gene for DMD in 1987 fuelled interest in screening newborns for the disease, and state health authorities decided to test every newborn boy for the Duchenne gene as a matter of routine and without the explicit consent of the parents.