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Anonymous users2024-02-12Why do newborns have heel blood taken? Neonatal heel blood is mainly used to screen for inherited metabolic diseases and endocrine diseases, such as congenital adrenal hyperplasia, phenylketonuria, congenital hypothyroidism, etc. These diseases can have serious effects on children's nervous system, digestive system, endocrine, growth and development, etc.
It leads to mental retardation, impaired liver function, stunted growth and development, etc., which will not only affect children's growth and development, learning and life, but also bring a heavy burden to the family and society.
Therefore, neonatal heel blood examination can diagnose these diseases early and avoid irreversible serious damage to children's vital organs, such as brain and liver. Newborns are born with more blood on their feet than on other parts of their body, making them easier to collect and easier to manipulate than those on their hands. It is advisable for parents to follow the requirements of the hospital.
Generally, the blood collection time is within 3-7 days after the birth of the baby, and the baby who fails to collect blood in time after full breastfeeding is not more than 20 days after birth at the latest. As a result, the hospital where the delivery is screened will keep a file and will not be delivered to the parents. Unless there is anything abnormal, parents will be notified, which is why many of our parents are not aware of this test.
When one of the two newborn families suffers from some serious congenital diseases, such as congenital hypothyroidism, phenylketonuria, etc., if these two diseases are not timed, it is likely to cause mental retardation and seriously affect the baby's acquired health. But by collecting heel blood, it is possible to detect whether the baby itself has the possibility of such a serious condition. If so, it can be detected early, diagnosed early, and ** early to avoid more serious damage to the baby.
At the same time, the collection of heel blood can also make some targeted ** for all possible diseases.
By collecting heel blood, if the genetic disease is detected early and the symptoms are correct**, the patient's baby may have a similar chance of survival as a normal person. So don't underestimate a few drops of blood in the heel, the child will cry in pain for a while, which may change the baby's life. Therefore, after the baby is born, the mother needs to cooperate with the doctor to collect heel blood for the baby in time to ensure the baby's health.
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Anonymous users2024-02-11Newborn heel blood collection, also known as "heel blood screening", is mainly used to detect whether the infant has congenital hypothyroidism and phenylketonuria, which can cause severe mental retardation if the baby is not timely. When the heel blood is drawn, the baby's pain is less obvious than that of other parts. In this way, the damage to the baby will be relatively low.
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Anonymous users2024-02-10Because heel blood is collected mainly to screen for inherited metabolic diseases; It is not very harmful to the child.
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Anonymous users2024-02-09Mainly to screen for thyroid disease. It doesn't hurt much, and it is very necessary to do so to ensure the health of the baby.
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Anonymous users2024-02-08When is the blood taken from the neonate's heelThe main purpose of collecting heel blood is to screen for congenital hypothyroidism and phenylketonuria in infants, and the results are generally obtained in about a month after the birth of the newborn after the heel blood is collected 72 hours after birth.
If there is no problem with the baby's body after the examination, the hospital will not contact the parents, and if there is a problem with the examination, the parents will be notified for further examination.
Does newborn babies have to have heel blood collectedAfter 72 hours of birth, every newborn undergoes a routine job – heel blood collection.
Heel blood collection for newborns is mainly for heel blood screening, i.e., at least 6 breastfeedings after 72 hours of birth.
For the examination of heel blood, the main part of the neonate's heel is the inner or outer heel.
Heel blood to screen for what diseaseThe test of the baby's heel blood is mainly used to screen for congenital hypothyroidism and phenylketonuria.
The general blood collection time is within 3 to 7 days after the baby is born, and for those who do not collect blood in time for various reasons, it is no later than 20 days after birth.
Because if the blood is collected too late, it cannot be diagnosed early, which is not conducive to the early intervention of the child.
When one of the newborn babies has some serious congenital diseases, such as congenital hypothyroidism and phenylketonuria, these two diseases are likely to lead to intellectual disability if not treated early, and the severe situation will have a serious impact on the baby's acquired physical and mental health. However, according to the collection of heel blood, you can detect whether the baby itself has the probability of such important diseases, if it is suffering, it can also achieve early detection, early diagnosis, and early treatment, which can prevent more serious damage to the baby. At the same time, the collection of heel blood can also be used to make some ** analysis of all the diseases that are likely to occur. >>>More
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