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Know-how: Blood Spot Test
By Laura Lee Davies on 25/02/2008 01:21:58
This blood test, taken from all newborn babies, checks for serious conditions which may need urgent treatment
If you have had a baby before, you may have come across the Blood Spot test when it was referred to as the Guthrie Test. (It is also described as the 'heel prick test'.) What is the Blood Spot Test?In the few days after your baby's birth your
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Newborns get blood test for rare, serious illness
By Laura Lee Davies on 14/02/2007 02:55:19
New babies will now get a blood test within two weeks of birth, for the rare but potentially fatal disease Medium Chain Acyl CoA Dehydrogenase (MCADD).
test will be added to the current range of diseases looked for during the Blood Spot test (formerly known as the Guthrie Test). This is a simple, painless blood test done by your midwife within the first two weeks of your child’s life. It looks
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