State-by-State Expansion of Newborn Screening, 2005-2008 (IMAGE)

March of Dimes Foundation

State-by-State Expansion of Newborn Screening, 2005-2008

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In a sweeping public health advance, expanded screening is required by the states for nearly 100 percent of the more than 4 million babies born each year in the U.S.

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Source March of Dimes, data reported by the NNSGRC, Dec. 31, 2008.

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