Extending newborn
screening
Thanks to the Baby Detect test:
- You allow your child to benefit from a more extensive screening
- You contribute to the progress made against rare diseases
Extending newborn screening!
- Ask your gynaecologist, paediatrician or midwife.
What?A test that extends newborn screening to more than 165 rare, serious, and treatable infantile diseases.
Why?This test can identify more than 165 genetic diseases. This allows doctors to treat these diseases early, often before the first symptoms appear.
Who?For any newborn after the consent of their parents.
Where? At the maternity, 2 days after birth.
How? As part of the official newborn screening program, a few drops of blood are collected from the baby to screen for 19 serious diseases. This is called the heel-prick (or Guthrie) test. With BabyDetect, we collect a few more drops to screen for more than 165 extra diseases.
If an anomalous result is detected, a specialist will contact you as soon as possible.
This test will NOT cause any harm or additional discomfort to your baby.
How much?
Steps are currently being taken with state and private insurance companies to obtain full or partial coverage of the cost of the test.
At this stage, the insurance company Ethias is already offering partial reimbursement.
We encourage parents to check with their insurers to enquire about the coverage they offer.