Question
The newborn has just been born and the disease screening has been completed. The hospital has notified the parents via text message that they can check the results through a specified website. How should the newborn disease screening results be checked?
Answer
Newborn screenings are typically conducted within three days after birth, using cord blood or heel-prick blood samples for testing. The screening aims to use rapid and sensitive laboratory methods to conduct preliminary checks for genetic and metabolic diseases, congenital endocrine abnormalities, and certain severe genetic disorders in infants. At the time of the baby’s birth, the screening center provides contact phone numbers to the parents. If the parents have not received the screening results, they can proactively contact the screening center, providing information such as the mother’s name, birth hospital, and birth date for result inquiries.