Newborn screening tests vary from state to state. In a nutshell:
- Be informed on the subject – talk with your doctor about newborn screening tests before you give birth.
- You should know what tests are routinely done in your state and at the hospital, you’ve chosen. Some hospitals do what the state requires, while others do additional screening tests unless you request otherwise.
- If you would like more tests than the state or hospital are doing, ask your doctor about supplemental testing, but know that you’ll probably have to pay for it if it’s not covered by insurance (ask what the prices are for each supplemental test so you’re not surprised).
- If you are concerned about what your baby was screened for, ask your child’s doctor for information about which tests were performed and whether further tests are recommended.
For more information about newborn screening tests, check out Newborn Screening Tests from KidsHealth.
The following is a list from the National Newborn Screening and Genetic Resource Center of the standard newborn screening procedures by state. For a pdf of this list, click here.
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Sickle cell disease, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Maple syrup urine disease, Biotinidase deficiency, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Maple syrup urine disease, Homocystinuria, Biotinidase deficiency, Sickle cell disease
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Sickle cell disease, Hearing screening
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Sickle cell disease, Hearing screening
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Biotinidase deficiency, Sickle cell disease, Cystic fibrosis, Hearing screening
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Maple syrup urine disease, Homocystinuria, Biotinidase deficiency, Sickle cell disease, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Hearing screening
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Sickle cell disease
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Maple syrup urine disease, Homocystinuria, Sickle cell disease, Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD)
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Sickle cell disease, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Hearing screening
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Maple syrup urine disease, Homocystinuria, Sickle cell disease, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Tyrosinemia, Hearing screening
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Maple syrup urine disease, Biotinidase deficiency, Sickle cell disease, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Hearing screening
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Maple syrup urine disease, Biotinidase deficiency
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Biotinidase deficiency, Sickle cell disease, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Hearing screening
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Maple syrup urine disease, Homocystinuria, Sickle cell disease, Hearing screening
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Sickle cell disease, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Sickle cell disease, Hearing screening
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Sickle cell disease, Hearing screening
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Biotinidase deficiency, Sickle cell disease, Hearing screening
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Maple syrup urine disease, Homocystinuria, Biotinidase deficiency, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD), Hearing screening
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Maple syrup urine disease, Homocystinuria, Biotinidase deficiency, Sickle cell disease, Tyrosinemia, Hearing screening
Newborn Screener: Massachusetts
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Maple syrup urine disease, Homocystinuria, Biotinidase deficiency, Sickle cell disease, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Toxoplasmosis, Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD), Hearing screening
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Maple syrup urine disease, Biotinidase deficiency, Sickle cell disease, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Sickle cell disease, Hearing screening
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Sickle cell disease, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Sickle cell disease, Hearing screening
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Biotinidase deficiency, Sickle cell disease, Hearing screening
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Maple syrup urine disease, Biotinidase deficiency, Sickle cell disease
Newborn Screener: New Hampshire
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Maple syrup urine disease, Homocystinuria, Toxoplasmosis, Hearing screening
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Sickle cell disease, Hearing screening
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Biotinidase deficiency, Sickle cell disease, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Maple syrup urine disease, Homocystinuria, Biotinidase deficiency, Sickle cell disease, Human immunodeficiency disease (HIV), Hearing screening
Newborn Screener: North Carolina
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Sickle cell disease, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD), Hearing screening
Newborn Screener: North Dakota
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Homocystinuria, Sickle cell disease
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Sickle cell disease, Hearing screening
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Maple syrup urine disease, Biotinidase deficiency, Sickle cell disease, Hearing screening
Newborn Screener: Pennsylvania
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Maple syrup urine disease, Sickle cell disease
Newborn Screener: Rhode Island
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Maple syrup urine disease, Homocystinuria, Biotinidase deficiency, Sickle cell disease, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Hearing screening
Newborn Screener: South Carolina
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Hemoglobinopathy Disorders and Traits, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Hearing screening
Newborn Screener: South Dakota
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Sickle cell disease
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Sickle cell disease, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Hearing screening
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Hearing screening
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Maple syrup urine disease, Homocystinuria, Biotinidase deficiency, Sickle cell disease
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Maple syrup urine disease, Homocystinuria, Biotinidase deficiency, Sickle cell disease, Hearing screening
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Sickle cell disease, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Newborn Screener: West Virginia
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Hearing screening
Infants must be screened for:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Biotinidase deficiency, Sickle cell disease, Cystic fibrosis, Hearing screening
For more, check out our birth and baby resources available here,
Remember…
The information provided here is not meant to be a substitute for professional medical advice. These tips are from doctors, nurses and people who have shared their real-life advice; always check with a doctor or other appropriate medical professional you trust before making any healthcare changes.
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