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Why would it be normal ?
by bigbugbag 8y ago
Why would it be normal ?
- cududa 8y agoIf you have technology to save a child’s life using simple modern medicine why would you not?
- DanBC 8y agoDoing the tests is one thing. Keeping the samples, and telling parents that the samples can't be destroyed, is something else. Also, do we know if this actually results in lower mortality?
- throwahey 8y agoI would lean towards no. I've seen state research based on flimsier data. In this case, infant mortality which has been going down historically could be connected to anything. Perhaps carbon levels in the atmosphere were the cause.
- mentalhealth 8y agoThe way many metabolic conditions work is that essential products are not synthesized, or toxic products are not cleared. These can cause unrecoverable damage within hours or days of birth if not treated. So, tests are performed to identify known metabolic conditions to prevent newborns from suffering unrecoverable brain/otherwise damage. This is generally known as "newborn screening" if you are curious to learn more.
- hardwaresofton 8y agoNot OP but maybe the question is more "why is the state doing this and keeping the samples" not "why is it useful"...
- manigandham 8y agoYou go to the doctor to get a physical checkup to see if anything's wrong, then get it treated. This is exactly the same thing, but done for newborns who are much more fragile and vulnerable to make sure they get care while already in the hospital, especially for any potentially severe or immediate issues.