Your baby! Screening tests

A range of screening tests is offered for newborn babies. These can help detect a number of conditions.


Chapter 1: Early hearing tests for your baby


Chapter 2: Blood screening and spot testing


Chapter 3: Newborn physical examinations and more


Contact us in BSL

Our health information team can help you with any questions on how NHS Scotland handles your baby's information and blood samples. You can speak to them using BSL through the contactSCOTLAND-BSL service.

Find out how to use the contactSCOTLAND-BSL service