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Tue 12 Dec 2009Head over heels for protein
The heel prick test has changed many lives since it was introduced in the Republic in 1966 for all newborn babies
LIKE MOST parents, Karen Wood knew the heel prick test was routine for newborn babies, but she did not know exactly what it was for. When her second daughter, Zoe, had it done two days after her birth in the Rotunda Hospital, Karen was more concerned about being discharged so she could be home for her first daughter’s birthday that day.
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