Table of Contents
Abstract
CommitteeMembership
Foreword
1Scope
2Introduction
3StandardPrecautions
4Terminology
5GeneralConsiderations
6MaternalConditionsandTreatmentandTheirEffectsin
NewbornScreeningResults
7EffectsofPretermBirthandSpecialCareBabyUnit
InterventionsonNewbornScreening
8DisordersonScreeningPanels
9DifficultiesWithCurrentSpecialCareBabyUnit
ProtocolsforNewbornScreening
10GeneralRecommendationsforBloodSpotScreeningof
Preterm,LowBirthWeight,andSickInfants
11RecommendationsforSpecialCareBabyUnitInfantsNot
screenedasRecommended
12HearingScreeningforSpecialCareBabyUnitInfants
13RolesoftheNewbornScreeningFollow-up
14EvaluationandQualityAssurance
15ResearchOpportunitiesandEducation
References
AppendixA-SummaryofFactorsinPreterm/SickInfants
AffectingReliabilityofNewbornScreeningResults
AppendixB-SummaryofConditionsIncludedonScreeningPanels
SummaryofdelegateCommentsandsubcommitteeResponses
TheQualitymanagementSystemApproach
RelatedCLSIReferenceMaterials Abstract
Describes the recommended protocols for screening preterm, sick, or low birth weight infants for hearing loss and disorders detectable through dried blood spot testing.
