Find out about program updates, news features, and families helped by newborn screening.
Most babies are born healthy. However, some infants have a serious medical condition even though they look and act like all newborns. Newborn screening allows health professionals to identify and treat certain conditions before they make a baby sick. Most babies with these conditions who are identified at birth and treated early are able to grow up healthy with normal development.
The Florida Department of Health, Newborn Screening (NBS) Program, is pleased to announce that beginning July 1, 2024, all newborns screened will be tested for Mucopolysaccharidosis Type II (MPS II). If you have any questions, please contact the Florida NBS …
The Florida Newborn Hearing Screening/Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program is pleased to announce that beginning December 9, 2021, the Florida Guidelines for Newborn Hearing Screening have been revised. For more information or questions about hearing screenings or the revised …
The Florida Department of Health, Newborn Screening (NBS) Program, is pleased to announce that beginning April 27, 2020, all newborns screened will be tested for a new condition, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). If you have any questions, please contact the …