Newborn Screening ACT of 2004 RA 9288

When:
48th to the 72nd hour of life may also be done 24 hours from birth
Must be screened again after 2 weeks for more accurate results.
How:
Uses the heel prick method
A few drop of blood are taken from the baby’s heel and blotted on a special absorbent filter
Card.
The blood is dried for 4 hours and sent to the Newborn Screening Laboratory.
Remarks:
A negative screen means that the results of the test indicates extremely low risk of having any
Of the disorders being screened.
A positive screen means that the baby is at increase risk of having one of the disorders being
Screened.