| Newborn
Screening is done for every baby born in Nebraska. A set of blood tests are done to find
conditions that could be harmful to your child. Even after a baby is born, there are
usually no signs or symptoms so parents can’t tell whether or not their baby may have
a condition… that’s why newborn screening is so helpful. It finds things you
can’t necessarily see. If a baby has one of these conditions and it’s not
found early, the baby can have:
- seizures,
- physical disabilities,
- mental retardation,
- chronic illness
- or may even die.
Blood tests are needed to help find the conditions so treatment can begin early and
prevent these effects.
Screening is required for these conditions: |
 2006 Annual Report
Executive Summary
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- Biotinidase deficiency
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
- Congenital Primary Hypothyroidism
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Galactosemia
- Hemoglobinopathies (Sickle cell disease, sickle hemoglobin-C disease, and thalassemias)
- MCAD
- PKU
Nebraska law and regulations include provisions for a
required screening panel and an optional supplemental screening panel.
Click on the “Parent’s Page” for descriptions of
the conditions screened in non-medical terms.
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