{"id":5,"date":"2016-06-01T18:09:45","date_gmt":"2016-06-01T18:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/dried-blood-spot-newborn-screening\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2025-06-13T19:26:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T19:26:06","slug":"dried-blood-spot-newborn-screening","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/dried-blood-spot-newborn-screening\/","title":{"rendered":"Dried Blood Spot Newborn Screening"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-5\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-5-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_104268143-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_104268143-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_104268143-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_104268143.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Newborn Screening Web Results Portal<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dclsconnect.dgs.virginia.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newborn Screening Web Results Portal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2023\/06\/DCLS-Connect-Registration-Guide-v5.pdf\">Web Portal Instructions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newbornscreeningeducation.org\/Catalog.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Webinars with CMEs<\/a> are available<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Virginia Newborn Screening Program operates 7 days\/week, including holidays. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/dried-blood-spot-newborn-screening\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact us.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<h2><strong>Know Your Baby's Result<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Know your baby's result!<\/strong> Knowing your baby's newborn screening result can make a difference in their health. The mission of the newborn screening program is to prevent intellectual disability, permanent disability, or death through early identification and treatment of infants who are affected by certain heritable disorders and genetic disease.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bold\"><strong>Need a dried blood spot screening result?<br \/>\n<\/strong>Call <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dgs.virginia.gov\/DivisionofConsolidatedLaboratoryServices\/tabid\/453\/Default.aspx\">Division of Consolidated Lab Services<\/a> (804) 648-4480 ext. 171<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 id=\"contentHead\">About<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"list\">\n<li>Program consisting of education, dried-blood spot screening tests, follow-up and referral, diagnosis, medical and dietary management, and treatment.<\/li>\n<li>Makes it possible to find out whether newborn babies have disorders that may result in serious problems if treatment is not started soon after birth.<\/li>\n<li>Every newborn in Virginia is tested 24-48 after birth unless a parent or guardian objects on the grounds that the test conflicts with their religious practices.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dgs.virginia.gov\/DivisionofConsolidatedLaboratoryServices\/tabid\/453\/Default.aspx\">Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services <\/a>, conducts the newborn dried blood spot screening tests in collaboration with VDH.<\/li>\n<li>VDH newborn screening nurses coordinate follow-up activities until the infant is diagnosed, screened negative, or reaches 6 months of age.<\/li>\n<li>Babies who are diagnosed with certain heritable disorders or genetic diseases through newborn blood-spot screening are referred to: <a href=\"http:\/\/166.67.66.226\/livewell\/programs\/ccc\/\">Care Connection for Children <\/a>for care coordination services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-5-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-113ccd71f3e6-5\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-5-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2019\/09\/VA-NBS_Poster_SendOut.pdf\">Download Poster<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-5-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-113ccd71f3e6-5\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-5-1-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2019\/09\/VA-NBS_Flyer_SendOut.pdf\">Download Flyer<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newborn Screening Web Results Portal Newborn Screening Web Results Portal Web Portal Instructions Webinars with CMEs are available Virginia Newborn Screening Program operates 7 days\/week, including holidays. 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