Neonatal Screening MeSH Descriptor Data 2025

MeSH Heading: Neonatal Screening
Tree Number(s): E01.370.225.910; E01.370.500.580; E05.200.910; E05.318.308.980.438.580.580; N02.421.726.233.443.816; N05.715.360.300.800.438.500.575; N06.850.520.308.980.438.580.580; N06.850.780.500.580
Unique ID: D015997
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015997
Annotation: check tag INFANT, NEWBORN
Scope Note: The identification of selected parameters in newborn infants by various tests, examinations, or other procedures. Screening may be performed by clinical or laboratory measures. A screening test is designed to sort out healthy neonates (INFANT, NEWBORN) from those not well, but the screening test is not intended as a diagnostic device, rather instead as epidemiologic.
Entry Term(s): Infant, Newborn, Screening; Newborn Infant Screening; Newborn Screening
Previous Indexing: Infant, Newborn (1966-1989); Mass Screening (1966-1989)
See Also: Prenatal Diagnosis
Public MeSH Note: 90
History Note: 90
Date Established: 1990/01/01
Date of Entry: 1989/05/25
Revision Date: 2017/07/03

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

methods (MT)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

organization & administration (OG)

psychology (PX)

standards (ST)

trends (TD)

veterinary (VE)

Diagnosis [E01]
- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
  - Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E01.370.225]

Diagnosis [E01]
- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
  - Mass Screening [E01.370.500]

Investigative Techniques [E05]
- Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E05.200]

Investigative Techniques [E05]
- Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
  - Data Collection [E05.318.308]
    - Surveys and Questionnaires [E05.318.308.980]
      - Health Surveys [E05.318.308.980.438]
        
        Mass Screening [E05.318.308.980.438.580]
        
        Anonymous Testing [E05.318.308.980.438.580.174]
        
        Mass Chest X-Ray [E05.318.308.980.438.580.510]
        
        Multiphasic Screening [E05.318.308.980.438.580.560]
        
        Neonatal Screening [E05.318.308.980.438.580.580]
        
        Vision Screening [E05.318.308.980.438.580.925]

Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services [N02]
- Health Services [N02.421]
  - Preventive Health Services [N02.421.726]
    - Diagnostic Services [N02.421.726.233]
      - Mass Screening [N02.421.726.233.443]
        
        Anonymous Testing [N02.421.726.233.443.221]
        
        Mass Chest X-Ray [N02.421.726.233.443.443]
        
        Multiphasic Screening [N02.421.726.233.443.633]
        
        Neonatal Screening [N02.421.726.233.443.816]

Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
- Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
  - Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms [N05.715.360]
    - Data Collection [N05.715.360.300]
      - Surveys and Questionnaires [N05.715.360.300.800]
        
        Health Surveys [N05.715.360.300.800.438]
        
        Mass Screening [N05.715.360.300.800.438.500]
        
        Anonymous Testing [N05.715.360.300.800.438.500.174]
        
        Mass Chest X-Ray [N05.715.360.300.800.438.500.500]
        
        Multiphasic Screening [N05.715.360.300.800.438.500.540]
        
        Neonatal Screening [N05.715.360.300.800.438.500.575]
        
        Vision Screening [N05.715.360.300.800.438.500.825]

Environment and Public Health [N06]
- Public Health [N06.850]
  - Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
    - Data Collection [N06.850.520.308]
      - Surveys and Questionnaires [N06.850.520.308.980]
        
        Health Surveys [N06.850.520.308.980.438]
        
        Mass Screening [N06.850.520.308.980.438.580]
        
        Anonymous Testing [N06.850.520.308.980.438.580.174]
        
        Mass Chest X-Ray [N06.850.520.308.980.438.580.510]
        
        Multiphasic Screening [N06.850.520.308.980.438.580.560]
        
        Neonatal Screening [N06.850.520.308.980.438.580.580]
        
        Vision Screening [N06.850.520.308.980.438.580.925]

Environment and Public Health [N06]
- Public Health [N06.850]
  - Public Health Practice [N06.850.780]
    - Mass Screening [N06.850.780.500]

Neonatal Screening Preferred

Concept UI: M0024457
Scope Note: The identification of selected parameters in newborn infants by various tests, examinations, or other procedures. Screening may be performed by clinical or laboratory measures. A screening test is designed to sort out healthy neonates (INFANT, NEWBORN) from those not well, but the screening test is not intended as a diagnostic device, rather instead as epidemiologic.
Terms: Neonatal Screening Preferred Term
Term UI T047488
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1990); Newborn Screening
Term UI T000908398
Date09/30/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2018); Infant, Newborn, Screening
Term UI T047486
Date05/08/1989
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1990); Newborn Infant Screening
Term UI T047487
Date05/08/1989
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1990)

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