What is Newborn Screening?

Newborn Screening is a test performed on newborn babies to screen for metabolic and genetic disorders. While most babies are born healthy, some infants are born with serious but treatable medical conditions. These conditions can be present in any family, even those without a family history of them.

Inherited Metabolic Diseases (IEM) are genetic diseases that result in defective enzyme or protein being produced leading to disruptions in the baby's metabolic processes.

Babies diagnosed with such metabolic disorders cannot properly convert food into energy due to disrupted metabolic pathway, leading to accumulation of toxic substances or deficiency of critical components vital for normal development.

Newborn screening helps health professionals to identify and treat these conditions before they make a baby sick.

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Newborn Screening

Parents

Newborn Screening

Parents

BabySafe Newborn Screening is performed after the baby's first feed to detect any metabolic diseases that the baby may have been born with. Early detection could potentially assist in earlier treatment that can greatly improve a baby's quality of life.

Why should my baby be tested?

  • IEM affects anyone regardless of ethnicity, age or gender
  • Affected baby may show no symptoms
  • Metabolic disorders are common - 1 in 2,900 babies*
  • A simple test with a few drops of blood to detect over 40 disorders
  • Early detection for your peace of mind

*Source: Salina et.al, 2008. Expanded Newborn Screening of Inborn Errors of Metabolism in Neonatal Dried Blood Spots Using Tandem Mass Spectrometry in Malaysia.

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Identification, Prevention & Treatment

For Healthcare Professionals

Newborn Screening has been implemented as public health programs in many countries. This simple yet effective test helps to prevent the morbidity, mortality, and disabilities caused by inherited metabolic disorders in babies.

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Identification, Prevention & Treatment

For Healthcare Professionals

Newborn Screening has been implemented as public health programs in many countries. This simple yet effective test helps to prevent the morbidity, mortality, and disabilities caused by inherited metabolic disorders in babies.

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