Iron Testing and Anemia Screening for Infants with Staffan Ahlandsberg, PhD

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Does your pediatrician screen for anemia at your baby’s in-office well check? In this episode Staffan Ahlandsberg, PhD from HemoCue is explaining how iron testing and anemia screening works…and what to do if your doctor is not screening for anemia (even if you’ve been told your baby is “not at risk” for anemia).

SUMMARY OF EPISODE

In this episode we’re talking about:

• What hemoglobin levels are and how they’re related to your baby’s iron status

• What is the difference between point of care testing vs. IV blood draw?

• If your baby’s hemoglobin level comes back low, what should you do?

ABOUT THE GUEST

• Staffan Ahlandsberg, PhD directs marketing and communications at HemoCue.

• HemoCue provides point-of-care testing technology for anemia screening 

LINKS FROM EPISODE

• Hemocue point of care testing company website: https://www.hemocue.com/

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