Delaware Newborn Screening Program
What is the Delaware Newborn Screening Program?
The Delaware Newborn Screening Program (NSP) is a program intended to identify newborn babies with one of a number of rare disorders. Some disorders, if not identified and treated soon after birth, can result in developmental delay or mental retardation, serious medical problems, or even death. There are some disorders that may be detected that have no treatment. Babies with these disorders may appear well at birth.
Services
- Newborn Screening for Metabolic Disorders
- Newborn Hearing Screening
- Birth Defects Surveillance Registry
- Autism Surveillance and Registration Program
Newborn screening, together with rapid diagnosis and treatment prevents mental retardation, illness, and death in newborns. It also saves millions of dollars in treatment, home, and institutional cost.
For every $1 spent on newborn screening, $9 in medical care and treatment costs are saved - resulting in a national savings of $36 million every year.
