Newborn and Child Resources
Resources for Pregnancy
Access materials and an order form for pregnancy-focused charts, posters, and brochures.
Resources for Hearing Screening
Follow these guidelines for proper infant hearing screening and download materials.
Resources for Blood Screening
Learn about collecting newborn blood spot specimens, ordering supplies, and more.
Find any resources needed for health care providers working with newborns and infants. Neonatal care, health care, and home care during the newborn stage, are critical to protect children from injury and disease, monitor and take action against conditions, ensure proper breathing, and set children up to be as healthy as possible from the start.
According to the World Health Organization, high-quality neonatal care is essential and the right of every newborn. Ensure that newborns under your care receive the best health care possible with these resources.
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Newborn
Learn about services such as newborn metabolic screening, safe sleep, newborn hearing screening and the Pregnancy Care Program.
Maternal Child Health
Access comprehensive data and reports on maternal and child health in South Dakota from the South Dakota Department of Health.
Licensing and Records
Find professional licensing boards for health care professionals, vital records for South Dakotan citizens, and register of deeds offices in the state.
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