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Newborn Screening Contact Information

    NBS Laboratory
    Joseph M. Quashnock, Ph.D,
    Joseph.Quashnock@PerkinElmer.com
    412-220-2300
    Follow-up Program
    Joyce Brooks
    joyce.brooks@dc.gov
    202-442-5925

Click here for the D.C. Maternal and Child Health Division Website


Approximate Births

15,000

Major Racial/Ethnic Groups
White: 38%                       American Indian: <1%
African American: 59%       Asian/Pacific islander: 3%

Hispanic Ethnicity: 9%  (may also be included in race categories above) 

District of Columbia Statute 
Information not available. 

Screening Requirements
Required by law on all newborns, with second test required if initial screen was done prior to 24 hours.

NBS Fee:
None

Parent/Consumer Resources

   March of Dimes

   Save Babies Through Screening Foundation
 
   Laboratories Offering Expanded Screening

Disorders

Click here for a list of disorders states screen for

 

 
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