Resources and Links
South Dakota Department of Health
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Birth facilities and providers can order Newborn Screening educational materials here under the "Family Health" category.
Designated Newborn Screening Laboratory for South Dakota
The South Dakota Newborn Screening Program designated contract laboratory is the State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa (SHL). SHL is the only authorized laboratory to conduct newborn screening services for infants born in the State of South Dakota. All newborn screening blood spot specimens obtained in South Dakota must be submitted to SHL.
Based in Ankeny, IA, SHL provides highly specialized, life-saving newborn screening testing for babies born in Iowa, North Dakota, Alaska and South Dakota. Newborn screening laboratory services are carried out 365 days/year, including holidays, weekends and nights. Other newborn screening laboratory services include courier pick-up and provider notification of retesting and confirmatory testing recommendations.
National Resources
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Secretary's Advisory Committee on Heritable Diseases in Newborns & Children
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American College of Medical Genetics - Newborn Screening ACT Sheets and Confirmatory Algorithms
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Genetics Home Reference – consumer-friendly information about the effects of genetic variations on human health
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Heartland Regional Genetics and Newborn Screening Collaborative – network of genetics and newborn screening providers, advocates and other stake holders from Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and South Dakota