Expanding Neonatal Bloodspot Screening: A Multi-Stakeholder Perspective.

ABSTRACT: Neonatal bloodspot screening (NBS) aims to detect treatable disorders in newborns. The number of conditions included in the screening is expanding through technological and therapeutic developments, which can result in health gain for more newborns. NBS expansion, however, also poses healthcare, ethical and societal challenges. This qualitative study explores a multi-stakeholders' perspective on current and future expansions of NBS. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 22 Dutch professionals, including healthcare professionals, test developers and policy makers, and 17 parents of children with normal and abnormal NBS results. Addressed themes were (1) benefits and challenges of current expansion, (2) expectations regarding future developments, and (3) NBS acceptance and consent p

SUBMITTER: van Dijk T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8527172 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature