Newborn Screening

The Indiana State Newborn Screening

There are over 75,000 babies born in Indiana each year. Indiana has three state mandated tests for newborns required at this point in time: The Indiana State Newborn Hearing Exam, Bloodspot Screening and the Indiana CCHD Screening for critical congenital heart defects. Newborn screening is a special test that helps identify babies who are at risk for certain conditions. Although a newborn baby may look healthy, they could have a serious condition that goes undetected without proper screening. Indiana’s newborn screening law requires that every baby born in Indiana be screened for over 50 conditions. Early detection allows your baby’s doctor to provide treatment as soon as possible. This screening must be done before the baby leaves the hospital. Babies born at home must have this test within 5 days of birth.

Indiana requires screening for the following diseases:
  1. Biotinidase Deficiency (Started 2000)
  2. Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia(CAH) (Started 2000)
  3. Galactosemia
  4. Homocystinuria
  5. Hypothyroidism (Congenital)
  6. Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD)
  7. Phenylketonuria(PKU)
  8. Sickle Cell Disease(SCD) and Hemoglobinopathies
  9. Medium Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (MCAD) (Started 2002)
Indiana began screening for the following disorders in January, 2003:
  1. 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl-CoA Lyase Deficiency (HMG)
  2. 3-Ketothiolase Deficiency {Mitochondrial Acetoacetyl-CoA Thiolase Deficiency}
  3. 2-Methylbutyryl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency
  4. 3-Methylcrotonyl-CoA Carboxylase Deficiency(3MCC)
  5. 3-Methylglutaconyl-CoA Hydratase Deficiency
  6. Argininosuccinic Aciduria(ASA)
  7. Carnitine-Acylcarnitine Translocase Deficiency
  8. Carnitine Palitoyl Transferase Deficiency Type II(CPT-II)
  9. Citrullinemia
  10. Glutaric Acidemia Type I(GA-I)
  11. Glutaric Acidemia II (GA-II) {Multiple Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency}
  12. Hypermethioninemia
  13. Isobutyryl-Coa Dehydrogenase Deficiency
  14. Isovaleric Acidemia(IVA)
  15. Long-Chain Hydroxyacyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (LCHAD)
  16. Methylmalonic Aciduria(MMA)
  17. Multiple CoA Carboxylase Deficiency
  18. Propionic Acidemia(PA)
  19. Short-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency(SCAD)
  20. Trifunctional Protein Deficiency
  21. Tyrosinemia-Type II
  22. Very-Long-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency(VLCAD)

Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CHHD) Screening (Pulse Oximetry Screening)

The CCHD Screening screens for 7 Critical Congenital Heart Defects by measuring the amount of oxygen in the blood.

According to IC 16-41-17-2, effective January 1, 2012, all birthing facilities in Indiana are required to perform pulse oximetry newborn screening at the earliest feasible time to detect critical congenital heart defects.

This is a painless screening that we will offer to your family between 48 to 72 hours postpartum in your home.

The Indiana State Newborn Hearing Exam

Home4Birth provides painless hearing screenings to your newborn at their first office visit! Each year in the US, approximately 2-3 babies out of every 1,000 are affected by permanent hearing loss. The Indiana State Newborn Hearing Screening can detect hearing loss in infants before 3 months of age and obtain early intervention services by 6 months of age. Home4Birth has the equipment to offer the state newborn hearing screening. It is an Indiana State Mandate and we recommend that your infant receive the screening. We are happy to provide this service to babies not born with Home4Birth. Call the office to schedule, 765-643-9433.

News Article about the success rates of doing the newborn hearing exam

Infant Hearing.org