Biliary Atresia Home Screening - Virtual

Provides program information and resources for parents of newborns to screen for biliary atresia, a rare but serious liver disease that begins to affect newborns in the first month of life. Parents are asked to check their newborn's stool colour against a colour card every day for the first month after birth. If they see an abnormal stool colour, they are to call or email the Biliary Atresia Home Screening Program directly.
Agency
Provincial Health Services Authority
Phone Numbers
Toll Free Line: 1-877-583-7842
Eligibility
Open
Application Process
After the birth of a baby and before leaving the hospital, parents are given a stool colour card that contains photos of normal and abnormal infant stool colours. Mothers who have a home birth are given the stool colour card by their midwives.
Main Website: https://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/our-services/screening-programs/newborn-screening-bc/biliary-atresia-screening
Languages
English
See website for stool colour cards available in multiple languages
Service delivery
Virtual
Coverage Area
Province of BC