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Health

Friday, 1 July 2022 | 2:15 AM EST

New Born Screening

Health assurance against metabolic disorders

  • Yoda

Do you agree that parenthood gives immense happiness? Every parent dream of having a healthy baby. It is extremely adorable watching the baby grow, crawl, walk and speak with each milestone creating memorable moments for the parents. This joyful journey gets abrupted in 1:1000 cases due to metabolic disorders which will affect the overall development of the baby and sometimes can cause disability and death. But, don’t worry! Modern medicine has identified a simple and cost-effective solution to it. Using a small heel-prick blood sample, 55 metabolic disorders and 6 hemoglobinopathies can be identified through newborn screening. This gives an opportunity to identify these disorders before the onset of symptoms. Through special diets and medications, baby’s health can be protected. It is mandatory for all newborns in the developed countries. Now it is available at affordable prices at Yoda! Gift your baby an assurance about health!