Tri-State Maternal-Fetal Medicine Associates

What to Expect During Your Stay

From hearing screenings to condition screenings, learn more about what you and your newborn will experience during his or her stay in the hospital.

  • Your baby will be examined daily by your pediatrician or by TriHealth pediatricians and the results will be discussed with you.
  • Universal newborn hearing screening.
  • Vitamin-K injection to prevent bleeding complications.
  • Ohio Universal Newborn Blood Screening at 24 hours of age for a total of 30 conditions is screened in your newborn by a heel-stick blood draw. A sample of conditions tested for are:
    • PKU (phenylketonuria)
    • Hypothyroidism
    • Sickle cell anemia/trait
    • Galactosemia
    • Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
    • Homocystinuria
    • Cystic fibrosis
    • Transcutaneous bilirubin assessment to screen for jaundice
    • Congenital heart disease screening with pulse oximetry
    • Hepatitis B vaccine is offered
Tri-State Maternal Fetal Medicine Associates - Phone
Call 513 862 6200
Tri-State Maternal Fetal Medicine Associates
375 Dixmyth Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45220
Fax 513 862 4358