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The Newborn Screening Quality Assurance Program (NSQAP) develops analytical methods to measure substances in dried blood spots (DBSs) and produces certified DBS quality-control and reference materials for newborn screening tests. Because of NSQAP, parents and doctors in the United States and worldwide can trust the results of newborn screening tests.
About the portal
Newborn screening identifies conditions that can affect a child's long-term health or survival. CDC's Newborn Screening and Molecular Biology Laboratories manage the Newborn Screening Quality Assurance Program (NSQAP) to enhance and maintain the quality and accuracy of newborn screening results. The program provides training, consultation, guidelines, and dried blood spot proficiency testing and quality control materials to state public health laboratories and other laboratories responsible for newborn screening in the U.S. and many other countries.