Junko Fujiyoshi, Hirosuke Inoue, Toru Sawano, Yuichi Mushimoto, Yoshitomo Motomura, Kei Nishiyama, Noriyuki Kaku, Hazumu Nagata, Kenichiro Yamamura, Masataka Ishimura, Yuhki Koga, Masayuki Ochiai, Yasunari Sakai, Tatsuro Tajiri, Shouichi Ohga
INTRODUCTION: To establish actionable neonatal screening during the first month of life, we investigated critical diseases in seemingly healthy newborns discharged from birth hospitals. METHODS: This retrospective study enrolled previously healthy full-term infants who visited our hospital, a tertiary hospital in Japan, from home between 5 and 28 days after birth from 2009 to 2018. Infants with known perinatal or congenital diseases, positive newborn screening results, or accidental injuries were excluded...
September 26, 2023: Early Human Development