{"id":2,"date":"2016-05-17T14:53:45","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T14:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/critical-congenital-heart-disease\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-03-24T17:09:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T17:09:29","slug":"critical-congenital-heart-disease","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/critical-congenital-heart-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Critical Congenital Heart Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-2\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div id=\"LiveWell-banner\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-61 Picture_Right thumbnail hidden-xs alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2016\/11\/home.jpg\" alt=\"Diabetes and Prediabetes Home\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In addition to dried-blood spot screening tests, the Newborn Screening Program provides education for\u00a0Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD)\u00a0pulse oximetry screening.<\/p>\n<p>It is recommended that newborns be tested for CCHD after 24 hours of life, but before discharge from the hospital. 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