The Importance Of Newborn Screening

The importance of screening newborn babies to establish the propensity of them having any one of a number of debilitating diseases can't be overemphasized. The pediatrician will simply prick the heel of the infant within the first couple of days of its life. This will give enough blood for a blood test which can show whether there is any likelihood for this baby to have any of the diseases shown on the list. Without this testing, it may be a considerable time before doctors are aware that there is a problem. There are many different diseases which are checked by the blood test, and early knowledge of a problem can make it much easier to treat.

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