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Michigan Newborn Screening Program Video

Michigan Newborn Screening Program

Newborn Screening (NBS) is a public health program required by Michigan law to find babies with rare but serious disorders that require early treatment. All babies need to be tested in order to find the small number who look healthy but have a rare medical condition. Babies with these conditions seem healthy at birth but can become very sick in a short time. Each year more than 300 Michigan babies - one in 300 to 400 births- are found to have a disorder detected by newborn blood spot screening.

Text transcript with visual descriptions for Newborn Screening: How Does It Work? video

The NBS Program is operated jointly by the Bureau of Epidemiology and Population Health and the Bureau of Laboratories at the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). Please explore this website to learn more about the Michigan NBS Program. 
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Contact the NBS Program:

Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday: 8:00 am - 4:15 pm 
Saturday: 8:00 am - 3:30 pm 
Sunday: Closed 

Phone:
Call: 1-866-673-9939
Fax: 517-335-9419 or 517-335-9739

Email: 
NewbornScreening@Michigan.gov

Mailing Address: 
333 S. Grand Ave, 2nd Floor
PO Box 30195
Lansing, MI 48909