NewbornScreeningforCriticalCongenitalHeartDiseaseEducationforNursesThepurposeoftheCongenitalHeartDisease(CHD)ScreeningProgramistoidentifynewbornswithCHDpriortoclinicaldeteriorationoftheaffectedinfant
Delayeddiagnosisofcriticalcongenitalheartdisease(CCHD)canresultindeathorinjurytoinfants
Whydoweneedtoscreen
TheDepartmentofHealthandHumanServiceshereintheUnitedStatesmadethisCHD(alsocalledCCHD—CriticalCongenitalHeartDisease)screeningrecommendationSeptemberof2011
InJanuaryofthisyear,theAmericanAcademyofPediatricsendorsedthisrecommendation
OurOB–PEDSteamhasrecentlyapprovedthepolicyandwearereadytogetstartednow
Wehadsomequestionstoansweraboutnewbornechocardiogramsbeforewecouldgetstarted
Whoendorsesthis
Congenitalheartdefects(CHDs)accountfor24%ofinfantdeathsduetobirthdefects
IntheUnitedState