Know more about new born screening

New Born Specialist in Noida

You should always be prepared for the worst, said everybody. But no one is actually prepared for it. you will never think something bad for your child but you must be prepared for all possible situations. When you take your new born baby to a specialist, you must ask your doctor for the new born screening. It helps in determining the inborn errors in the baby if any. Of lately, new born screening has been gaining importance which is much talked about. And it is not only a thing which being discussed but it has also given results which is remarkable! As it is known, metabolic disorders are being detected through new born screening method.

The most widely detected disorder is PKU (phenylketonuria) which is seen quite often in new born kids which is usually in the genes. A drop of blood is taken for the screening and the most common method of new born screening is tandem mass spectrometry or mass spectroscopy is used. This method can detect approximately 20 metabolic disorders with just a single drop of blood. New born specialist will also recommend parents to do the test however its parents’ choice whether they want to get it done for their infants or no. but if doctors have kind of doubt about any such disorders in the infant then they can make the screening mandatory as well. It completely depends on the mutual decision between the specialist and parents.

BY Dt. TRISHALA CHOPRA

Good health and positive mind are the only assets which you must give your child

My child doesn’t eat anything! He is so weak doctor! Please tell me what should I do? Is there are medicine which can make him eat? Yes, such type of questions does arise, which is sometimes okay because of the current lifestyle people are getting into. Chips and biscuits are their new lunch and cola’s and other soft drinks are their new health drink!

Importance of traditional meal is lost somewhere and regularity of including milk in a child’s diet is being ignored and this is the main reason behind big diseases occurring in small children. Here comes the role of a child specialist. It is very important to educate people about good health. Importance of milk in a child’s diet must be explained so that kids don’t loose on the important nutrients which they fetch out of milk. 

Along with the treatment, child specialist must have a deep knowledge and must be an excellent educator. This will not only help people understand the importance of food but it will also help in a better growth of their child. For being an educator it is very important to have a sound knowledge about the subject they are talking about. Unlike physicians, child specialist focus only on things or problems which a child faces and what needs to be done to get rid of those problems which is only restricted to children! By: Dt. Trashala Chopra

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