title: Newborn blood spot screening.
abstract: The U.K. Newborn Screening Programme Centre (UKNSPC) launched the first UK-wide standards and policies for newborn blood spot screening, together with a national pre-screening information leaflet for parents in December 2004. These standards are included in a document pack that has been sent recently to all heads of midwifery and local screening coordinators. This article describes the standards and policies, as well as the supporting guidelines, that are relevant to midwifery.
authors.affiliation: The U.K. Newborn Screening Programme Centre.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Judge
authors.forename: Jill
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pepper
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: Katrina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hargreaves
mesh_terms: D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000451:nursing* / Q000592:standards; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007229:Infant Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008880:Midwifery / Q000193:education / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D015997:Neonatal Screening / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000451:nursing* / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D024802:Nurse's Role; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D006113:United Kingdom