New York to require screening newborns for heart defects
NY Political Speak_Lieb.jpg
ALBANY (AP) — New York hospitals will be required next year to screen newborns for heart defects under a new state law.
The measure signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo will require all birthing facilities to administer the test called pulse oximetry screening.
The one-minute procedure provides early detection of heart defects that could be addressed quickly by surgery, potentially saving babies’ lives.