Did you know that newborn screening is one of the most successful public health programs worldwide?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 12,000 infants receive life-saving treatment each year as a result of newborn screening.
In the United States, approximately 1 in 300 newborns have a condition that can be diagnosed through newborn screening.
Nearly 4 million newborns are screened annually in the U.S. alone— imagine what that number could be on a global scale if every country participated in newborn screening? Early diagnosis is key to providing lifesaving treatment--newborn screening saves lives!