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What is newborn screening?

Learn about what types of newborn screening are available and how screening is completed.

Has your baby screened positive?

Newborn screening results show whether a baby is at higher or lower risk for the diseases. Learn what the possible screening results are and what they mean.

Does your baby have an abnormal pale poop colour?

Learn about screening your baby for biliary atresia and how to contact us if you find pale poop in your baby's diaper.

Submitter Hub: Resources for newborn care providers

Visit our new Submitter Hub website, our updated electronic newborn screening manual with resources for health care providers involved in newborn screening.

Submitter Hub

Heart Month

February is Heart Month. Critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) pulse oximetry screening is a simple, non-invasive test that can make a big difference in detecting critical heart defects in newborns.

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