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Newborn Screen
Please read the disclaimer. The Metabolic Newborn Screen, also known as the heal stick or heal prick test, also known as the PKU, screens your baby […]
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The Birth Plan
What is a Birth Plan? A Birth Plan is a written or typed document prepared during pregnancy with instructions and preferences for care providers during […]
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Repeat CBC
Please read the disclaimer. The Repeat CBC The CBC is a Complete Blood Count, a test that quantifies different components of blood. It is one […]
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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 […]
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Erythromycin aka Eye Goop
Please read the disclaimer. Many, many first pictures of newborns show them with a clear, Vaseline looking kind of ointment in their eyes. This “eye […]
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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 […]