Neesa in FL wrote:
You had to get a blood test before getting married? That sounds so strange. Why?
Many states still have the blood test statute on the books - it was to screen for syph*ilis. (I'm not sure if I spelled that right - even with the asterisk!)
DH and I had to have a blood test when we married abroad, but our was to screen for a certain gene common in the country we married in - to let us know if we were carriers.
And, yes, here in Ohio they also blood-type newborns. I do think it is something a parent here could easily fail to notice, tho. I cannot imagine having your child under the care of a pediatrician who didn't know the child's blood type- that's such basic info for providing good medical care in an emergency.