How newborn screening is performed in India and what it entails
Newborn screening (NBS) is the technique of screening babies for abnormalities that might cause serious sickness or mortality if not recognized and treated early. Delay or omission in diagnosing an Inborn Error of Metabolism (IEM) or other disorders detectable from birth, such as hypothyroidism, G6PD deficiency, and many more, may result in a significant mental decline in the affected babies. Newborn Metabolic Screening for a variety of metabolic and other abnormalities, allowing for intervention before the onset of symptoms or mental and/or physical disability. Neonatal screening is performed in various developed nations as a means of preventing morbidity and death. Newborn Screening Kits are used by several nations to screen newborns for up to fifty illnesses, depending on the occurrence. Newborn Screening Kit helps to identify illnesses; it is a coordinated, complete system that includes education, follow-up of aberrant findings and confirmatory testing, diagnosis, treatment, ma...