Screening of 4 genetic diseases for newborn in Ji'nan can be reimbursed for 150 yuan.
since April 16th, Ji'nan has incorporated 4 screening programs for genetic and metabolic diseases of the newborn into major public health services. It can be reimbursed for the initial screening of 150 yuan as long as one of the parents of the newborn has the household registration of Ji'nan. The cost of checking.
the relevant person in charge of the Ji'nan Municipal Health Bureau said that neonatal disease screening is an important preventive strategy to improve early diagnosis rate of neonatal diseases, improve the quality of birth population and reduce birth defects. The Ji'nan will implement 4 free screening projects for genetic diseases such as phenylketonuria in the whole city. The project area covers 10 counties (cities) and high tech zones in Ji'nan, and the reimbursement standard is 150 yuan / person after first payment.
the birth of congenital defects not only creates a heavy mental and economic burden on the family and the society, but the children themselves suffer great pain and have become a very prominent public health problem. " Ji'nan Municipal Health Bureau maternal and child related people said, Ji'nan since 2011 on 4 kinds of neonatal genetic metabolic diseases screening, screening rate of more than 99%, to reduce birth defects, improve the quality of the birth population will play a positive role.
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70 thousand newborn more than 3000 defective
disease screening is the first health "line of defense"
"birth of 70 thousand in Ji'nan, of which birth defects are around 3000-4000." Ji'nan Municipal Health Bureau maternal and child Department official said. In order to get birth defects to be treated and controlled in time, a series of measures in the medical community at the early stage of the disease are neonatal screening, which is the first health "line of defense" in the life of the baby.
according to experts, the current screening is mainly for 4 newborns with inherited metabolic diseases. These diseases are a serious threat to the health of the children. The early symptoms of some congenital metabolic diseases are often not obvious, but once the disease is not life-threatening, it is the cause of intellectual or permanent damage to the body and brings regrets and burdens to the family and the society.
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even if the baby looks healthy, parents don't think
there is a public opinion that the child looks healthy after birth, and there is no need to participate in neonatal screening. The experts warned that it was wrong.
in clinical, most infants with congenital hereditary diseases often lack its specific performance before screening. It will take 6 months to appear the inherent symptoms of the disease and become increasingly aggravated, and all will be irreparable at this time. Once the clinical symptoms of the disease occur, it is difficult to recover even the mental retardation, and if the disease is found soon after birth and the diagnosis is treated, most of the children will get normal physical and mental development, and their intelligence can also reach the normal level.
experts remind couples that even if there is no family history of congenital genetic disease, it is best to carry out neonatal screening. At the same time, once the children are misdiagnosed, parents should maintain a calm state of mind, take the necessary dietary treatment and other treatments according to the doctor's order, to prevent or alleviate the serious consequences of these diseases.
parents have the household registration of Ji'nan; after October 1, 2013, the health care institutions with aptitude for the technical service of midwifery in Ji'nan or in the province are hospitalized for childbirth and the screening of hereditary metabolic diseases, and the initial screening costs are reimbursed. If a review is needed, the cost is still borne by the parents of the newborns.