Newborn Screening for Five Conditions in a Tertiary Care Government Hospital in Bengaluru, South India-Three Years Experience.

Purpose: Newborn screening is the need of the hour in a developing country like India as there is paucity of data from studies conducted in government hospitals with large sample size. The purpose of the study is to estimate incidence rate and recall rates for five conditions screened in the neonatal period namely congenital hypothyroidism, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency, galactosemia and phenyl ketonuria (PKU).

Methods: The study was conducted at VaniVilas Hospital attached to Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute.