Newborn Medications & Screenings: What You Deserve to Know Before Birth Far too often, parents are discharged home to care for their newborn without fully understanding what medications were given or what screenings were completed in the first hours of life after birth. If the first time a parent hears about newborn medications and screenings is after they’ve already happened, that’s not informed consent. That’s information delivered after decisions were made. Informed decision-making doesn’t me