Sample information necessary for newborn screening analysis
| Sample information | Comment |
| Sample ID and bar code number | |
| Application method to filter card | Direct, tube, syringe |
| Date and time of birth | Day-month-year; hh:mm |
| Date and time of sample collection | Day-month-year; hh:mm |
| Gestational age | Weeks + days |
| Birth weight | Grams |
| Sex | Male, female, ambiguous |
| Multiple birth | Yes, no; if yes, baby 1, 2, 3 or a, b, c, etc |
| Feeding status | Breast, total parenteral nutrition, formula, nil per os |
| Packed red blood cell transfusion | Yes, no; if yes, date of latest transfusion |
| Delivery outcome | Live or stillborn newborn |