Question

What tests are needed for newborn disease screening?

Answer

Newborn disease screening is an important early check for newborns, including newborn genetic metabolic disease screening and hearing screening. In some major cities, a half-price newborn birth defect screening training program for five congenital diseases has been launched, including hearing defects, congenital heart disease, congenital hip dislocation, congenital hypothyroidism, and phenylketonuria. Newborn hearing screening is conducted through otoacoustic emissions and auditory brainstem response testing. Infants with initial screening abnormalities should undergo a retest within 6 weeks of birth. If the retest results are still abnormal, they should be referred to a newborn hearing center for confirmation within 3 months of birth and receive treatment and intervention within 6 months.