Maternal attitudes and knowledge about newborn screening.

P, Newcomb; B, True; J, Walsh; M, Dyson; S, Lockwood; B, Douglas

doi:10.1097/nmc.0b013e31829a55e2

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Maternal attitudes and knowledge about newborn screening.

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Newcomb P

True B

Walsh J

Abstract

Purpose To determine whether mothers of newborns understand basic facts about newborn screening (NBS), and how they feel about state retention of dried bloodspots (DBS) for research use.Design This study was a cross-sectional survey administered to 548 mothers of newborns in postpartum units in five...

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