The Newborn Screening Program is responsible for assuring that all infants born in New Hampshire are screened at birth for inherited medical disorders. A few drops of blood are taken from an infant's heel 24-72 hours after birth. This is in accordance with state legislation (RSA 132:10a). The goal of this screening is early identification of these conditions so that timely treatment and intervention can take place. Untreated, some of these conditions can cause death and disability. Families may refuse this screening if they wish.
The Newborn Screening Program is responsible for handling screening results and follow-up of out-of-range results, as needed. Parents are encouraged to ask their health care provider about the newborn screening results at their baby's two-week office visit.
- Newborn Screening Tests Brochure
- Newborn Screening Refusal Form
- Newborn Screening Filter Paper Order Form & Instructions
- Newborn Screening Program: Frequently Asked Questions – Home Births/Birth Centers
Critical Congenital Heart Defects (CCHD)
Babies born with a Critical Congenital Heart Defect (CCHD) are at significant risk for disability or death if not diagnosed soon after birth. Although screening for CCHD is not officially part of the NH Newborn Screening Panel, as of August 11, 2011, CCHD screening by birth hospitals, midwives and birth attendants is now required by law in New Hampshire. For more information about screening for CCHD and to print a fact sheet, check the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website
Fact Sheets
Health Care Providers
- Hemoglobin Bart's- For Physicians
- Hemoglobin C harlem or hemoglobin O arab Trait - For Physicians
- Hemoglobin C Trait- For Physicians
- Hemoglobin D/G Trait- For Physicians
- Hemoglobin E/O Trait- For Physicians
- Sickle Cell Trait-For Physicians
- Hemoglobin Variant Trait-For Physicians
Parents – English
- Your Baby Has Hemoglobin C Trait
- Your Baby Has Hemoglobin C Harlem or Hemoglobin O arab Trait
- Your Baby Has Hemoglobin D or Hemoglobin G Trait
- Your Baby Has Hemoglobin E or Hemoglobin O Trait
- Your Baby Has Hemoglobin Variant Trait
- Your Baby Has Sickle Cell Trait
Parents – Spanish
- Su Bebé Tiene Rasgo de Hemoglobina C
- Su Bebé Tiene Rasgo de Hemoglobina D o de Hemoglobina G
- Su Bebé Tiene Rasgo de Hemoglobina E o de Hemoglobina O
- Su Bebé Tiene Rasgo de Variante de Hemoglobina
- Su Bebé Tiene Rasgo de Célula Falciforme
New Hampshire has a Newborn Screening Advisory Committee that makes recommendations to the state program on clinical, educational or operational aspects of the program. This committee meets at least annually.
The screening panel includes screening for the following conditions:
- 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl-CoA Lysase Deficiency
- 3-Methylcrotonyl-CoA Carboxylase Deficiency
- Argininosuccinic Aciduria
- Argininemia
- Biotinidase
- Carnitine Uptake Defect
- Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase II Deficiency
- Citrullinemia I (ASA Synthetase Def)
- Cobalamin A, B
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)
- Congenital Toxoplasmosis
- Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
- Galactosemia
- Glutaric Aciduria Type I
- Homocystinuria (HCY)
- Hyperornithinemia
- Hyperammoninemia
- Homocitrullinemia Syndrome
- Isovaleric Acidemia
- Long Chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency
- Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD)
- Medium Chain Acyl CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (MCAD)
- Methylmalonic Acidemia
- Mitochondrial Acetoacetyl-CoA Thiolase Deficiency
- Multiple Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency
- Multiple Carboxylase Deficiency
- Phenylketonuria (PKU)
- Propionic Acidemia
- Sickle Cell Disease (Hemoglobinopathies – 3 types)
- Trifunctional Protein Deficiency
- Tyrosinemia type I
- Very Long Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency
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