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