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More hospital systems are discovering how to partner with NMS Labs to improve their current screening methods for newborn toxicology drug testing. Our technologically advanced clinical laboratory is rooted in our time-tested half-century of excellence and dedication to forensic principles. That means you can trust NMS Labs for security, safety, and sample integrity throughout the process.We understand the urgency to test newborns when maternal drug and alcohol use is suspected especially if the infant exhibits signs of distress.
Only after accurate identification of potentially harmful substances can treatment and recovery options begin.
When you put us to work for you, your entire organization benefits from our expertise. Our unparalleled drug trend monitoring, and surveillance programs uniquely equips and positions NMS Labs as a leading authority to communicate, respond, and satisfy the scientific and business requirements of all aspects of exposure. In addition, our board-certified toxicologist keep abreast of trending drugs, and this allows NMS Labs to screen for more drugs and metabolites than any other laboratory.
Advantages of Umbilical Cord Testing Over Meconium
Until recently, newborn drug testing was often performed using meconium, a non-invasive specimen collected after birth, that is now recognized as having the following disadvantages:
- Meconium may take more than a day to pass
- A newborn might not produce any meconium
- The meconium sample could be contaminated with urine and/or milk stool in diaper
- A newborn might not produce enough meconium to test
- In some cases, meconium is passed in utero, making collection impossible
- Meconium testing is vulnerable to interference with commonly-used screening techniques which can potentially lead to false positives or negatives results
Umbilical Cord Testing
Independent, objective testing is the only way to confirm the effects of withdrawal after in utero exposure to opioids and other substances of abuse. Such testing will assist clinicians in making informed decisions related to neonatal care as well as have evidence-based information for social welfare purposes.
As a trusted source of clinical and forensic toxicology testing for over 50 years, only NMS Labs can also provide your hospital lab directors, administrators, clinicians, and staff with a full array of comprehensive testing services for newborn toxicology testing.
Fast, efficient, and accurate confirmations by NMS Labs regarding the precise substance to which the child was exposed is essential to:
- Confirm the clinical diagnosis and initiate a treatment programs
- Begin the advocacy process to secure a safe home and supportive environment for the young child
Drug testing of the umbilical cord offers an alternative specimen with the following distinct advantages:
- Readily available
- Easy to collect
- Large specimen volume available
- Starts the analytical process faster than other specimens
- Similar detection window to meconium
Umbilical Cord Offers
Comprehensive Screen
- NMS Labs offers a Comprehensive Umbilical Cord Drug Panel
- Covers all 16 major classes of drugs
- 57 drugs and metabolites
Fast and Efficient
- Includes NMS Labs UCT collection kits
- Simple and quick sample preparation
- Six easy steps
- How-to video
- Results quick: 24 hours for Negative; 72 hours for Positive
Secure
- Trusted NMS Labs brand
- 50-year performance record
- Chain of Custody rooted in forensic principles
- Sample integrity throughout process
- Clinical laboratory of choice
- Expert toxicology staff
Unsurpassed Quality
- Targeted methodology
- Mass spectrometry
- Sensitive screenings
- Confirmed specificity
- Superior to immunoassay
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Newborn Toxicology Testing
Comparison of Umbilical Cord, Meconium and Urine
Advances in Newborn Toxicology Testing
Umbilical cord testing to detect maternal drug use
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions on Umbilical Cord Tissue Testing.
Why Healthcare Providers Trust NMS Labs for Umbilical Cord Testing
Serving Medical Professionals Like You for Over 50 Years
Newborn Toxicology: Umbilical Cord Collection
Readily available and easy to collect.
Understanding Health Impacts on Families and Children
What is Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Arrange a Consultation Form
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