A baby at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Florida gets his foot pricked to run a simple blood test that can detect metabolic disorders. mhs Newborn screenings are important for assuring the ...

It started a few days after birth with a few drops of blood taken from a newborn’s foot. And for the family of young Maisie, ...

Parents seeking to end New Jersey's practice of storing baby blood leftover from newborn disease screenings have filed a new ...

Hannah Lovaglio's first son entered the world a month early. Nurses bustled in and out of the hospital room during his first days of life and frequently pricked his heel to check his blood, Lovaglio ...

Two Missouri parents were concerned about the swelling of their daughter's feet before receiving a devastatingly rare childhood cancer diagnosis. Colton Akridge and Sarah Bates (@sarahdigm) shared a ...

When a baby is born in the United States, a few drops of blood are taken from their heel to test for many conditions that could affect the child’s long-term health or survival. This testing is part of ...

Newborn screenings are important for assuring the well-being and timely treatment of medical issues for infants. These screenings identify conditions that can impact a child’s health and even survival ...