UPPER MICHIGAN. (WLUC) – Health care providers are reminding parents of the importance of newborn screening.
Routine newborn screening is usually done in the first 24 hours after birth. Screenings look for rare but serious health conditions that may not present right away and detect concerns like metabolic, endocrine and blood disorders.
Aspirus Health Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Sara Baldwin says these screenings pick up conditions other tests might miss.
“So, a lot of times the baby appears normal on clinical exam, even prenatal ultrasounds can’t always pick up some of these disorders,” Baldwin said. “So, a simple, routine blood test can help to determine if the child has some of these and help prevent serious outcomes.”
She says early detection can help prevent serious long-term outcomes like learning disabilities and developmental delays.
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