NEWBORN SCREENING ACT (NBS) Flashcards
R.A 9288
Newborn Screening Act of 2004
Is Newborn Screening MANDATORY in the Philippines?
NO [It has been an integral part of routine newborn care in most developed countries for five decades, either as a health directive or mandated by law. It is also a service that has been available in the Philippines since 1996. (it is not mandatory)]
An act promulgating a comprehensive policy and a national system for ensuring newborn screening
Newborn Screening Act OF 2004
Newborn Screening Act OF 2004 was approved on
April 7, 2004
Addendum to the Rules and Regulations Implementing Republic Act No. 9288, Otherwise Known as the “Newborn Screening Act of 2004”
A.O. No. 2008 – 0026
Amendment to the Administrative Order No. 2008-0026 on Addendum to the Rules and Regulations Implementing Republic Act No. 9288, Otherwise Known as the “Newborn Screening Act of 2004”
A.O. No. 2008 – 0026 – A
There are how many babies born in the United States each year.
more than 4 million
Children should be screened shortly after how many hours of being born.
24 hours
Across the country how many health conditions are required in newborn screening.
at least 28
Newborn screening helps keep your baby healthy through what tests?
heel stick, hearing stick and pulse oximetry.
it is a test used to measure the oxygen level (oxygen saturation) of the blood. It is an easy, painless measure of how well oxygen is being sent to parts of your body furthest from your heart, such as the arms and legs.
Pulse oximetry
More than ** in ** newborns have a condition detectable through newborn screening.
More than 1 in 300 newborns
Most babies with serious but treatable conditions caught by newborn screening grow up *** with expected development.
It is one of the most successful public health initiatives in the nation.
Newborn screening
NBS in the Philippines started in *** and was integrated into the public health delivery system with the enactment of the Republic Act 9288 also known as the Newborn Screening Act of 2004.
June 1996
