Resources for Parents
Click on any of the below links to print a copy or read online.
These Tests Could Save Your Baby’s Life
(Español) ¡Estas pruebas podrían salvar su vida de bebé!
To order multiple printed copies of this brochure in English or Spanish, please go to Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Follow the instructions on the web page to fill out the Publication Request Form, and the DHS will send you brochures.
Newbornscreening.Info Parents’ Fact Sheets
Disease-specific Brochures
Hemoglobinopathies
Parents Guide to Sickle Cell Trait
(Español) Carácter De Células Falciformes
Parents Guide to Hemoglobin C Trait
Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Fact Sheet
Severe Combined Immune Deficiency
Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID)
Additional links you might find useful
For the Plain Community:
WI Department of Health Services – Newborn Screening
Wisconsin Hospital Association’s CheckPoint Birth Measures Report to see how quickly hospitals send specimen cards to the Wisconsin Newborn Screening Laboratory