The management strategies for newborn screening in Chongqing Yongchuan district / 重庆医学

ABSTRACT

Objective To summarize the data of newborn screening in Yongchuan district of Chongqing to promote its quali‐ty ,and to provide some measurements to enhance the management of newborn screening in this area .Methods According to the management system and technical standards of newborn screening (2010 Edition) ,newborn screening in Yongchuan district was im‐plemented .Screening rate ,coverage rate of newborn screening in maternity hospital ,recall rate of suspiciously affected newborns and rate of treatment of patients were analyzed from 2013-2014 .Results The screening rate ,coverage rate of newborn screening in maternity hospital ,recall rate of suspiciously affected newborns were increased by 77 .32% ,88 .57% and 17 .44% ,respectively , during these 10 years .All patients were treated appropriately (100% ) .Congenital hypothyroidism and phenylketonuria were screened .Since 2010 ,glucose‐6‐phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and congenital adrenal hyperplasia were added to the newborn screening test panel .Conclusion Strengthen the management ,establish administrative department ,faculty training ,health education and government financial supports are contributed to improving the quality of newborn screening .