Rates of birth defects and infant mortality in North Carolina can be alarming. But on one front, our state leads the nation in ensuring that infants are healthy. When Daniel Flynn was just a few days ...

SALT LAKE CITY — New parents may cringe thinking about the heel pricks routinely done after a baby is born and then again two weeks later, but the required screening saves lives. "I have had cases ...

University of Michigan researchers examined rates of newborn drug testing patterns to determine if these rates varied by race and ethnicity of birth parents. The team published the findings in JAMA ...

A U.K. program—similar to one launched in New York last fall— will begin genome sequencing on 100,000 babies this year to figure out whether screening newborns for a wide range of conditions is ...

The NHS is aiming to test up to 100,000 newborn infants in a study to understand whether improvements can be made in diagnosing and treating genetic conditions. Newborn blood spot screening, often ...

This program ensures all babies are screened for certain genetic disorders before serious health problems develop. Our goal is to identify disorders early so that serious health conditions can be ...

All states screen newborns for certain metabolic birth defects. (Metabolic refers to chemical changes that take place within living cells.) These conditions cannot be seen in the newborn, but can ...