How will my baby be tested?
Blood Specimen
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Before
you leave the hospital, a nurse will take a few drops of blood
from your baby’s heel.
- The
hospital will send the blood sample to the newborn screening lab.
- Arizona
collects two samples to ensure
no disorders are missed.
- Call
your baby’s doctor about the second sample.
If
the results of the Newborn Screening test are unusual, the baby’s doctor is
notified immediately, and the doctor may request additional testing.
Hearing
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- Every
baby should be tested before leaving the hospital.
- Your baby may need to be tested again,
if the baby does not pass.
- The
hospital will write results on the back of the immunization record. Bring
the immunization record to your baby’s doctor.
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If the second test is abnormal, then your baby should be tested again by one month of age and may need more evaluation by an audiologist. The Arizona program will encourage and assist you in getting special services for your baby.
Resources:
Blood Specimens
Arizona
Statutes and Authority:
Ariz.
Rev. Stat. Ann. § 36-694 - addresses establishing Newborn Screening
program
Ariz.
Rev. Stat. Ann. § 36-694.01 - addresses establishing Newborn Screening
funding
Ariz.
Rev. Stat. Ann. § 20-2327 - coverage of medical foods
Arizona Administrative Code (aka Rules): View the details on how to carry out the
Newborn Screening Program. Rules available online at the Arizona Secretary of
State web
site
Save Babies Through Screening Foundation
Disorder
Act Sheets (What to Do)
National Newborn Screening and Genetics Resource Center
March of Dimes
Sickle Cell Disease
Association of America
Cystic
Fibrosis Screening Process with Mutations [PDF 24K]
Hearing
View Larger Map
Screening Locations: English
and Spanish [PDF 52K]
Diagnostic Locations: English and
Spanish [PDF 68K]
Explanation of Hearing Test: Arabic,
Chinese, French,
Hindi, Japanese,
Korean, Portuguese,
Russian, Somali,
Spanish, Ukrainian,
Vietnamese
Explanation of Hearing Loss: Chinese,
French, Hindi,
Japanese, Korean,
Russian, Somali,
Spanish, Ukrainian
Hear and Now
My Baby's Hearing - Boy's Town National Research Hospital
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Newborn
and Infant Hearing Screening Activities
The EAR Foundation
of Arizona
Hands & Voices [PDF 1.24M] - Family Support for Hearing Loss - see Arizona chapter
National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM)
Joint Committee on Infant Hearing; Year 2007
Position Paper Statement [PDF 756K]: Principles and Guidelines for Early Hearing Detection
and Intervention Programs.
CDC
Early
Hearing Detection and Intervention
(EHDI)
CDC Podcasts On Early Hearing Detection and
Intervention
New Beginnings Video's
English: Captioned, Non Captioned
Spanish: Captioned, Non Captioned
Hearing Impairment Video
Clips:
Hearing Impairment Audio
Samples:
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