Michigan Newborn Screening Program
Newborn Screening is a public health program required by Michigan law to find babies with rare but serious disorders that require early treatment. All babies need to be tested in order to find the small number who look healthy but have a rare medical condition. Babies with these conditions seem healthy at birth but can become very sick in a short time. Each year more than 250 Michigan babies - one in 400 to 500 births- are found to have a disorder detected by newborn bloodspot screening.
The Newborn Screening Program is conducted jointly by the
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Related Michigan Links: 1965-2015: Michigan Newborn Screening: A Public Health Success Story Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Michigan BioTrust for Health Michigan Genetics
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National Links: ACT Sheets and Algorithms Baby's First Test Save Babies through
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Contact: Newborn Screening Follow-up Program
Phone: 866-673-9939
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 4:15pm
Saturday: 8:00am - 3:30pm
Lifecourse Epidemiology and Genomics Division
South Grand Building
333 S. Grand Ave
Lansing, MI 48913