Screening for congenital deafness and congenital heart for children

The video has the participation of Midwife Pham Thi Thuy Trang, Obstetrics Department, Vinmec Times City International Hospital.

Congenital deafness is a rare birth defect, there are many causes of congenital deafness such as: genetic problems, because the mother during pregnancy has received substances (eg drugs, drugs, etc.) medical treatment, alcohol, tobacco, streptomycin poisoning...) have the potential to damage the auditory nerve of the fetus or because the newborn's head is damaged due to the difficult birth process, causing congenital deafness. born.

Congenital heart disease is a defect related to the structure of the heart, appearing from the first weeks of fetal life during the period when the heart is forming. Congenital heart disease in children is a heart defect that occurs in the womb. Because the heart structure is defective, the function and activity of the heart is affected, blood circulation in the body works abnormally. Congenital heart disease in children is the most common form of birth defect and the leading cause of death from birth defects. Currently, thanks to newborn screening techniques, screenable congenital heart defects are detected at 18 weeks of pregnancy.
Screening for congenital deafness and congenital heart defects in children to proactively detect, intervene and treat defects early in the fetal and neonatal period. Thereby, the benefits of screening for congenital deafness and congenital heart disease are to help children born with normal development, to reduce the number of people with disabilities and intellectual disabilities.
According to research in Vietnam and around the world, for every 1,000 babies born, there are 3-4 children born with congenital deafness. This rate increases 4-5 times in high-risk children such as premature babies with very low birth weight, mothers with infectious diseases in the first 3 months of pregnancy, meningitis, family members with hearing loss. congenital or progressive defects... If a child is found to be born deaf (from 2-3 years old), he or she may suffer permanent, irreversible defects in speech and language development language and cognition compared with normal children. However, with early detection and timely intervention, these children have the ability to completely recover.
Screening for congenital deafness and congenital heart in children can be carried out from 36 hours to 7 days of age, there are also cases of congenital heart screening that can be detected from the fetal stage, helping the child to be diagnosed. diagnosis and treatment soon after birth.
For infants and their families, the importance of screening for congenital deafness and congenital heart disease contributes to reducing mortality, helping babies to develop normally or avoid severe consequences due to anomalies. birth defects, prevent serious consequences of the disease and improve the future development of children.