Hemoglobin

Anemia screening: All infants/children from high-risk groups for iron deficiency anemia require screening between 6 and 18 months of age. E.g. Lower SES; Asian; First Nations children; low-birth-weight and premature infants; infants/children fed whole cow’s milk before 9 months of age or at quantities > 750 mls/day, or if iron containing foods are not provided.