00:00There is no other desire of a parent but to have a healthy and healthy child.
00:07That is why it is important to have a newborn screening
00:11in order to know if there is a possible disease in the newborn baby.
00:15That is the service of your Kapusu Foundation.
00:19This is the Department of Health, Calabarzon, in Pililya, Rizal.
00:24In the data of the Newborn Screening Reference Center of the University of the Philippines,
00:34more than 1.4 million babies were born in the country in 2022.
00:41But of that number, only 90% or more than 1.3 million went through newborn screening.
00:50Even if this number is high, there are still some mothers who do not know the importance of a newborn screening test.
00:58Like Rowena, all of her five children did not go through a newborn screening.
01:04No one told me to go through a newborn screening test.
01:07So, I was just like a companion.
01:11But experts say that it is important to go through a newborn screening test within 24 hours.
01:19This is the 28th disease that can be diagnosed by a newborn screening test.
01:25Usually, there is a mental retardation.
01:28And the most dangerous thing there is that the child can die.
01:32If we do not know this, it will be too early.
01:35Every first week of October is the Newborn Screening Awareness Week.
01:40That is why the GMA Kapusu Foundation is one of the six newborn screening caravans
01:46of the Department of Health Calabarzon in Pililya.
01:49There are still some who are giving birth at home and have not been able to do this type of examination.
01:59We also gave them newborn kits, baby swaddles, diapers, hygiene kits, electric kettles, and food.
02:07She was lucky to receive a crib.
02:10We chose Pililya Rizal because it is one of the most affected by the recent typhoon Enteng.
02:20And based on the results of the Newborn Screening Center Southern Luzon,
02:25the babies examined in Pililya are normal and healthy.
02:30On October 17, we will also hold a newborn screening in Tayabas, Quezon.
02:38You can expect that if there is any disease in the babies to be examined,
02:43the Department of Health and GMA Kapusu Foundation will support the treatment.
03:07You can expect that if there is any disease in the babies to be examined,
03:12the Department of Health and GMA Kapusu Foundation will support the treatment.
03:38You can expect that if there is any disease in the babies to be examined,
03:43the Department of Health and GMA Kapusu Foundation will support the treatment.
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