Flyer: Newborn screening is more than a test
Date:
February 2019
Newborn screening (NBS) is a state public health program that identifies heritable conditions that are treatable when detected with early screening. The roughly four million babies born in the US each year receive NBS. All screens are performed in a state public health laboratory or in a partner laboratory under state public health laboratory oversight. This educational resource details that NBS is more than a test, it is a system.