Newborn Screening in India: Current Perspectives.

The article focuses on the newborn screening program in India. It notes that the aim of newborn screening is to detect disorders at the earliest time to be able to provide timely interventions and prevent serious consequences. Priority conditions for the initial phase of the program are cited which are congenital hypothyroidism and deafness. Disorders that are considered in the second phase of the program are congenital adrenal hyperplasia and cystic fibrosis.