Iowa Newborn Screening Education

The goal of newborn screening in Iowa is to ensure that all babies are screened for certain serious conditions soon after birth, so that a baby with one of these conditions can receive treatment as soon as possible before some of the harmful effects of the condition happen.

Iowa provides three types of screening for every baby. 

• Blood spot screening
• Hearing screening
  • Learn more about the Iowa HHS Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Program (EHDI)
• Heart disease screening (Critical Congenital Heart Disease – CCHD)

These screenings take place in the hospital or in the birth place by the time the baby is 48 hours old.

If you have any questions or need more information, please contact the Iowa Newborn Screening Program by calling 1-800-383-3826 or contact us.

Newborn Screening Education Brochures

• English
• Spanish
• French

Newborn Screening Refusal Forms

• Newborn Blood Spot Screening Refusal Form
• Critical Congenital Heart Disease Newborn Screening Refusal Form