Throughout our lives, from height and weight checks when we’re toddlers, to blood pressure and cholesterol checks each year at annual exams, health screenings inform us, diagnose us, and help us prevent or treat any serious illness as soon as possible.
For your baby, health screenings begin just moments after they are born. In fact, the CDC stated in 2011, “Newborn screening is one of the 10 Greatest Public Health Achievements in the past decade.”