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Cystic Fibrosis check now for all newborns
By Maria Muennich on 01/12/2007 13:06:58
Early detection should help to provide more effective health care for those babies affected by the inherited disease
Good news for soon-to-be new parents, blood spot screening for CysticFibrosis (CF) is now available to all newborn babies in the UK as part of the heel-prick test.The most common life-threatening inherited disease in the UK, Cystic Fibrosis (CF
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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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Barcodes introduced for newborn babies
By Sara Mackenzie on 22/04/2010 14:08:00
One hospital has replaced handwritten wristbands with a barcode system to keep babies even safer
Kettering General Hospital, Northamptonshire, has introduced a new system based on barcodes to help newborn babies stay safer than ever, reports the BBC.The barcode system has replaced the babies’ usual handwritten wristbands. When the barcode
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New Baby: Medical Care
By ThinkBaby on 14/07/2009 01:58:48
What care can you expect for your new baby in the first two weeks after birth?
with feeding, putting on weight and healing, looking at his newborn reflexes and some important tests. For example, about a week after the birth, your midwife will take the Blood Spot (or heel prick) test to screen your baby for several serious conditions
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Baby First-aid: Choking
By ThinkBaby on 05/03/2008 10:02:00
How to help a baby (under 12 months) to clear a blockage in the airway
your lower arm, with the baby's head lower down than their bottom. Support the baby's head with your hand and be sure the baby is well-supported on your arm - if necessary brace your arm against your thigh.Using the heel of your hand, give the baby up
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