Newborn Screening for Congenital Heart Disease.
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English - January 31, 2017 00:34 - 8.86 MB - ★★★★ - 7 ratingsHealth & Fitness louis children hospital health wellness fitness pediatrics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, approximately 18 out of every 10,000 babies are born with a critical congenital heart defect (CCHD). CCHD is life threatening and requires intervention in infancy. However, CCHD is not always detected prenatally or upon exam in the nursery. As a result, some infants with CCHD are discharged from the nursery to home, where they may quickly decompensate.
To improve the early detection of CCHD, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommended that CCHD screening be added to the uniform newborn screening panel.
Listen as Caroline Lee, MD., Washington University pediatric cardiologist at St. Louis Children's Hospital and Director, Fetal Heart Center, discusses the guidelines for newborn screening for congenital heart disease.
