Why are blood spot cards stored?
Stored blood spot cards are a unique and valuable health care resource. Because blood is collected from almost all newborn babies in the UK, the blood spot cards are particularly useful for monitoring the health of the general population. They are also very useful for research into the health of mothers and babies. Stored blood spot cards therefore have a number of possible uses. They can benefit both the population as a whole, and individuals and their families. Stored blood spot cards are used in the following ways.
