Newborn screening for hypothyroidism refers to screening for hypothyroidism, the first time however it can be normal or caused by disease.
Generally newborns have their plantar blood taken about 3 to 7 days after birth, which is screened with the program screening for hypothyroidism. It is very likely that hypothyroidism will occur during the screening, mainly because newborns are just born and their body values are not very stable.
The first appearance of the results of the test is mostly a normal manifestation, but there are a few newborns who are not normal, most likely because they suffer from this aspect of the disease.
At present, it is recommended to bring the newborn to the hospital in time for the second checkup, if the checkup result is normal, there is no need to do special treatment, if the checkup result is abnormal, it can be rechecked after two weeks.