What is the relationship between the baby's intellectual development and his "heel blood"?

Usually, infants collect heel blood within 3 days after birth, and premature infants generally collect it within 20 days. The main purpose is to check whether the baby has phenylketonuria and know whether the baby has hypothyroidism. If the heel blood examination is carried out 40 days after the baby is born, it will affect the accuracy of the examination results and delay the early treatment of the baby.

After birth, babies must collect heel blood to check whether they have potential diseases. Many babies cry when they draw blood. Some parents can't bear to see such a small baby being pricked to draw blood, so they will delay the collection of heel blood for their baby, and even take the baby to the hospital for examination after the full moon. So, can a 40-day-old baby still adopt heel blood?

The purpose of collecting heel blood is to check whether the baby has phenylketonuria and to know whether the baby's thyroid function is declining. If there is, it can be found early and treated early. Generally, full-term babies will be collected for heel blood examination when they leave the hospital. If it is premature, heel blood should be collected for examination within 20 days after birth. It is obviously too late to collect heel blood 40 days after the baby was born, so it is difficult to ensure the accuracy of the test results.

In addition, after the baby heel blood is collected, the test results will not be known immediately. Usually, if the screening results are normal, parents will not receive the notice from the hospital. If the results are different, the hospital will inform parents to take their children to the hospital for another examination. Parents must not ignore it, especially babies with abnormal results of two tests, and must have regular checkups.

In addition, the secretion of thyroid hormone in heel blood examination is very important for the baby's physical and intellectual development in the future. If heel blood examination leads to insufficient secretion of thyroid hormone, the baby should be supplemented with the required thyroid hormone in time according to the doctor's treatment guidance. Early detection and treatment are very helpful to the baby's health. Ma Bao must not ignore the importance of heel blood test.

So much for a 40-day-old baby to draw blood For the healthy growth of the baby, Ma Bao must keep in mind the time of collecting heel blood. If you miss it, you should explain the situation to the doctor, and then check your baby's physical condition regularly according to his actual needs. If heel blood's examination results are different, we should actively cooperate with the doctor's treatment to reduce the adverse effects of the disease on the baby.