Your newborn baby's blood test
This resource explains how newborn metabolic screening works, and what disorders are screened for.
Pātiki and Waharua Kōpito patterns
About this item
- Issue date:
- 1 October 2023
- Status:
- Current
- Corporate Author:
- National Screening Unit,
- Document date:
- 1 October 2023
- Type:
- Resource,
- Topic:
- Antenatal and newborn screening,
- Copyright status:
© Crown Copyright, Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
The Newborn Metabolic Screening Programme detects rare but life-threatening disorders with a blood test done at 24 hours old or as soon as possible after this.