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Routine health checks, screening and assessments are an important part of checking on growth and development in the first months of a baby's life.
Reviewed September 2008
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Neonatal screening test
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Newborns in South Australia have a blood test when they are about 48 hours old called the Newborn or Neonatal Screening Test or 'Guthrie' test, or 'heel prick' test.
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Oct 2008
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Newborn screening for cystic fibrosis
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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In people with cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease and malnutrition occur very early in life and are amenable to early therapy. Newborn screening may therefore improve prognosis of people with CF. This review reports one randomised controlled study which ...
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Apr 2001
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Diagnostic tests: newborn hearing screening
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Australian Prescriber
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Advances in audiological testing equipment and techniques allow accurate hearing screening of the newborn, using either otoacoustic emission screeners or automated auditory brainstem evoked response audiometry. Hearing screening lowers the age of diagnosis of permanent hearing loss.
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Aug 2003
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Neonatal screening for sickle cell disease
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
Sickle cell diseases are inherited and affect mainly people of African origin. The red blood cells are abnormally (sickle) shaped, which can lead to life-threatening complications. They are most likely to be fatal in the first few years of life since af...
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May 2008
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Why does my baby need a repeat hearing screen?
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Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
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| Description: |
Many babies need to have a repeat hearing screen. It does not necessarily mean that your baby has a hearing loss. There may be other reasons for rescreening.
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Apr 2003
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Genetic services in Victoria
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Better Health Channel
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| Description: |
Genetic services in Victoria cover diagnosis, screening and testing, counselling, education, clinical research and the ongoing management of individuals and families with particular birth defects and genetic disorders
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Sep 2008
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Why does my baby need a hearing check?
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Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
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The NSW Statewide Infant Screening - Hearing (SWISH) Program aims to identify babies born with significant hearing loss and introduce them to appropriate services as soon as possible.
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Apr 2003
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Phenylketonuria (PKU)
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| Publisher: |
Better Health Channel
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| Description: |
Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an inherited disorder. It occurs when the body cannot break down a substance in food, called phenylalanine. As phenylalanine builds up in the blood, it causes brain damage. Early detection and intervention with a special diet can prevent intellectual disability and result in normal growth and development.
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Mar 2007
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Streptococcal infection - group B
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| Publisher: |
Better Health Channel
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| Description: |
Group B streptococcal bacteria can cause a wide range of illnesses. One to four out of every 1,000 newborns contract group B streptococcal infection (GBS) from their mothers during childbirth. Life-threatening complications include blood poisoning and pneumonia.
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Jun 2007
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Hearing tests (Comment for consumers)
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| Publisher: |
Australian Prescriber
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| Description: |
Some babies are born deaf. New technology will soon enable all babies to have a hearing check.
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Aug 2003
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Hearing and hearing loss
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| Publisher: |
Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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| Description: |
Hearing well is important to your baby's development. If there are any problems in hearing, you need to find them early
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Oct 2008
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Baby's health: the Apgar score
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| Publisher: |
myDr
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| Description: |
Find out about the Apgar newborn scoring system, the standardised technique that doctors use to determine the health of a baby within 5 minutes of its birth.
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Jul 2006
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Health checks
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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| Description: |
Regular health and development checks are recommended for all young children to see that they are growing and developing normally, and to find health problems so that they can be treated early.
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Sep 2008
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Before your child's 18 month health check
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Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
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Before your child's 18 month health check. Answer these questions before you visit your nurse or doctor.
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Jul 2003
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Before your child's 6 to 8 months health check
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| Publisher: |
Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
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Before your child's 6 to 8 months health check. Answer these questions before you visit your nurse or doctor.
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Jul 2003
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Before your child's 6 to 8 weeks health check
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| Publisher: |
Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
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Before your child's 6 to 8 weeks health check. Answer these questions before you visit your nurse or doctor.
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| Date: |
Jul 2003
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Before your baby's first health check
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| Publisher: |
Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
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| Description: |
Before your baby's first health check. Answer these questions before you visit your nurse or doctor.
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| Date: |
Jul 2003
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