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The foot test is a mandatory test that is performed on all newborns from the 3rd day of life, usually in the maternity or hospital where the baby was born, where a few drops of blood are collected from the baby's heel and placed in a filter paper that is sent to a laboratory to check if the baby has phenylketonuria, hypothyroidism or other congenital disease