March of Dimes Honors Arizona with First-Ever Newborn Screening Award
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The March of Dimes presented
"When hospitals hold onto blood samples for a few days, or a lab is closed on the weekend, this can lead to deadly delays for newborns," said
The March of Dimes established the new awards in honor of Dr.
"Our goal is to save lives and prevent devastating disabilities for babies, and the cooperation and quick work of
In the U.S., newborn screening is a state-run public health program that identifies infants with disorders that often are not apparent at birth. If left untreated, these conditions can cause serious illness, lifetime disabilities, and even death. In many cases, early diagnosis and treatment can prevent or lessen the severity of these conditions. In the US, about 1 in 300 newborns has a condition that can be detected through screening.
Newborn screening began in 1963 when
The March of Dimes has been a long-time advocate for newborn screening. It led a nationwide campaign beginning in the 1990s to expand newborn screening from a patchwork of unequal and vastly different state programs. Today, it is recommended by the Secretary of the
This year, the March of Dimes convened a Newborn Screening Quality Improvement Workgroup to address problems highlighted in the newspaper articles that focused attention on the delays in obtaining screening results. These pointed out that screening delays occurred even when insurance or the state would have covered more timely delivery of the samples to labs for analysis.
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