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Newborn Screen
Please read the disclaimer. The Metabolic Newborn Screen, also known as the heal stick or prick test, also known as the PKU screens your baby for disorders that are not part of the genetic testing that can be done during pregnancy. It is done by poking the baby’s heal and making it bleed, much like a […]
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Vitamin K
Please read the disclaimer. Two Things There are two parts to this, but they fit together. First, babies are born Vitamin K deficient. Second, Vitamin K is essential for blood to clot. Lets look at each separately, then put them together to see why it is recommended that all babies are given Vitamin K after […]
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Group B Strep
Please read the disclaimer. Group B Strep (or GBS) is a bacteria that lives in our large intestines. We all have it. It is part of our normal gut flora. Sometimes, this bacteria travels from the anus to the vagina. When it does, there are no symptoms. No odor. It may come and go, and […]