The blood—taken by pricking the heels of day-old newborns—was used to test for birth defects and then stowed away indefinitely for future potential investigation. “Most parents don't know ...

The test can be carried out any time after ten weeks of gestation, with results available ten days following the blood draw. "NHS launches study of newborn blood test to detect 200 rare conditions ...

We studied NKC in cord and newborn (2-4 days) blood from full term normal spontaneous vaginal delivery (FTNSVD) n=40, full term cesarean section (FTC/S) n=34, preterm normal spontaneous vaginal ...