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The prenatal class had the participation of Specialist Level 1 Dr. Hoang Dang Thong - Deputy Head of the Obstetrics Department; Ms. Bui Thi Diem - Head Midwife; Pharmacist Duong Thi Phuong - Head of Product Management (PM), representative of GENTIS company and more than 50 parents are consulting in the obstetrics department at the hospital.
In the class, the expectant mothers were able to share knowledge about pregnancy safety, common problems as well as how to handle them in each stage of pregnancy, instructions for newborn care, etc. The program with useful knowledge, received enthusiastic support from the participating parents
Especially, Pharmacist Duong Thi Phuong brought a lecture on NIPT EVa prenatal malformation screening test and newborn screening, which is the topic drawing the most interest from pregnant mothers nowadays. Those pregnant moms listened attentively as well as asked a lot of questions about the two tests above and received the answers in great detail.
The NIPT GenEva prenatal malformation screening test detects aneuploidy abnormalities on all 23 pairs of chromosomes of the baby from the mother's 10 weeks of pregnancy, to detect common-seen syndromes such as Down, Edwards, Patau, etc. Some pregnant mothers who participated in the class also shared that they had done NIPT tests for their babies and felt much more secure during pregnancy.
Newborn screening uses a blood sample from the baby's heel to check for early detection of diseases such as G6PD deficiency, congenital hypothyroidism, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, galactosemia, phenylketonuria, hemoglobin, etc. As a result, there is a timely treatment plan, preventing the conditions from worsening and becoming more difficult to manage. Neonatal screening tests help minimize treatment costs and reduce the burden on families and society.
Under the meticulous explanation of Pharmacist Phuong, parents have clearly understood the importance of testing, some parents registered for newborn screening tests for their children at the obstetrics department of the hospital.
