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Newborn Baby Checks – APGAR
One of your main concerns when your baby’s born will almost certainly be is he or she OK? The APGAR Test is designed to check your baby as soon as he’s born, and your midwife will carry out some basic checks: Assessing his colour His breathing His heart rate His movements His crying This test…
Posted in Baby Health, Labour and Birth, Newborn baby, Online antenatal classes Tagged antenatal class, Apgar score, apgar test, babyworld online antenatal class, class 9, congenital hypothyroidism, Cystic fibrosis, hearing test, heel prick test, mcadd, newborn, Newborn screening, Phenylketonuria, PKU Leave a comment
MCADD test for babies
The government has announced plans for all newborn babies in England to be checked for a rare inherited condition. The MCADD test will be performed as part of the heel prick test, which is routinely performed in the first two weeks of life. Read on to find out more about this rare but potentially fatal disease What is…
