Feasibility of clinical newborn metabolic screening in a high-volume maternity center in Nepal.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Strategic action plans around newborn health evaluation are needed, to address the high neonatal mortality rate in Nepal. Surveillance systems, like Newborn Metabolic Screening (NBS), could reveal unrecognized drivers of neonatal death. NBS is not routinely performed in Nepal. Our objective was to determine the feasibility of establishing NBS, and its acceptability among healthcare providers and parents, in Nepal.

Methods

This prospective cohort study was conducted between November 2021 and May 2022 in term/late preterm infants born at Paropakar Maternity Hospital, Kathmandu, screening for 6 disorders that can be confirmed and managed locally. Staff were trained on dried-blood spot collection and transport protocols, performance metrics were established, and assay

SUBMITTER: Khan JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11622931 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature