Why do you want to do neonatal screening? How to screen for neonatal diseases?

Why do you want to do neonatal screening? How to screen for neonatal diseases? By collecting newborn blood for special screening, early detection, early diagnosis and early treatment of congenital, hereditary and metabolic diseases can be promoted to avoid damage to newborn body organs during development. How to screen for neonatal diseases? The blood collection time is generally 72 hours to 7 days after birth, after exclusive breastfeeding;

Neonatal disease screening refers to the screening of some serious congenital or hereditary metabolic diseases in the neonatal period. Screening of congenital hypothyroidism and phenylketonuria. In recent years, in order to reduce hearing loss, China has included neonatal hearing screening in neonatal disease screening program. By collecting blood from newborns for special screening, early detection, early diagnosis and early treatment of congenital, hereditary and metabolic diseases can be promoted, and the body organs of newborns can be prevented from being damaged in the development process, resulting in mental and physical development disorders, which will bring heavy economic burden and great psychological pressure to parents and families.

How to check the genetic and metabolic diseases of newborns? The blood collection time is generally 72 hours to 7 days after birth, after exclusive breastfeeding; For premature infants, low birth weight infants, newborns who are receiving disease treatment and those who are discharged early, the blood collection time is generally not more than 20 days after birth. Most of the baby's screening results are normal, and the results will be filed without informing parents. Only when suspicious positive or positive results are found, the screening center will inform parents and provide further diagnosis or differential diagnosis for the baby. Once the diagnosis is made, it is necessary to receive treatment and intervention immediately. It can be seen that no news is good news.

For newborns born in the hospital, after 72 hours' monitoring by their families, the obstetrics department will take blood samples and 2 drops of heel blood, and then send them to the screening center step by step. After a period of testing, the screening center will announce the results. Family members can get the results through online inquiry and hospital SMS notification. If there are special circumstances, the hospital will call new family members. If the child is unfortunately ill, parents and friends should first keep a cool head and quickly follow the doctor's instructions to carry out the necessary diet treatment or other treatments to prevent or alleviate the serious consequences of these diseases.