Newborn Screening - for the health of your baby

• Newborn screening is available to all newborns and is designed to identify those at risk of rare, but serious medical conditions.
• Early detection and treatment of these conditions can prevent lifelong intellectual and developmental problems in most cases.
• Newborn screening is an extremely successful public health program conducted worldwide.
• Newborn screening helps to prevent unnecessary disability and is an important component of early child health care.
• Victoria's newborn screening program is fully funded by the Department of Health and is operated by Victorian Clinical Genetics Service using protocols approved by the Department.

Laboratory staff

List of recent publications

Tests & specimen requirements

E-learning tool training and downloadable resources for health professsionals

Newborn Screening Information for Parents