NEWBORN SCREENING:
Pre-Transfer Checklist
Transferring a newborn can be hectic. Please remember:
collect the newborn screening
DO
specimen before the infant leaves with the
transport team — even if the infant is <24
hours old.
notify the receiving hospital/unit of the
DO
newborn’s screening status.
*If a pre-transfer specimen was collected at <24 hours, the receiving
hospital/unit will need to make arrangements to collect a subsequent
specimen on their own screening card when the infant is >24 hours old.
assume the receiving facility will
DON’T
collect a newborn screening specimen; it is
the transferring facility’s responsibility to
collect the initial screen.
*For infants being transfused, the pre-transfusion specimen will allow for accurate interpretation
for the disorders affected by transfusion and the post-transfusion specimen will be used to screen
for the remaining disorders. Together, the two specimens will make a complete screen.
Minnesota’s Newborn Screening Program
601 Robert St. N., St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone (800) 664-7772, Fax (651) 215-6285
www.health.state.mn.us/newbornscreening
REV: 07/2013