Within 24 to 48 hours after birth, test results indicating the presence of hematologic endocrine, or metabolic disorders are returned. You have to realize this is a public health concern. There is a loss to society both in the emotional burden to the family and community and in the astronomical cost of care over the lifespan. An effective newborn screening system includes five overlapping components. The actual screening or testing of newborns comes first.
All states require screening for at least two disorders.
Wisconsin requirements formerly included screening for hemoglobin disorders, PKU, galatosemia, sickle cell anemia, cystic fibrosis and hypothyroidism. Last year, the state became one among the first five to institute expanded newborn screening for a variety of disorders, including organic acid disorders as well as fatty acid oxidation disorders. Some of the disorders are considered genetic. Expanded approaches add screening for 14 additional disorders, all treatable. With two or three, howmany medical disorders they actually cause is unclear.