New-Born Screening Equipment Market

Report Description
Newborn Screening also called Neonatal Screening is a procedure to detect certain
harmful, genetic, developmental or metabolic disorders that may result in mental
retardation or death if not detected. In some cases the symptoms or signs are not
present but disorder can be detected therefore the screening is done so as to avoid the
certain conditions that eventually could cause problems and treatment can be offered
right on time to avoid outcomes of untreated conditions. Newborn screening includes a
blood test, hearing screening and screening for critical congenital heart defects they are
conducted to diagnose disorders such as newborn hearing loss, cystic fibrosis, maple
syrup urine disease, congenital hypothyroidism, critical congenital heart disease, sickle
cell disease and congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Screening is done within a few days of
birthor before leaving the hospital and in some countries there is second screening done
at 1-2 weeks of age.
The global newborn screening market is categorized on the basis of technology, test type,
product, and geography. The market is driven by factors such as benefits offered after
newborn testing programs, advanced technology which help in introducing innovative
devices, government initiative by providing funds and prevalence of newborn diseases.
The rising Asian region and approach of next-generation sequencing technology are liable
to offer prospects for newborn screening market to grow.
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