"PKU is a condition that can cause brain damage and severe intellectual disability if it goes untreated. The problems often appear in the first year of life, causing babies to appear abnormally sleepy. They may have trouble feeding and develop a red, itchy rash similar to eczema."

I actually knew a family that had 2 children that both had this condition and they were certainly glad for the testing.

I have a daughter that is celiac and we did not discover that until she was 19...it would have been great to discover that sooner because once she quit eating barley, rye, oats and wheat she was a completely different person. That is a European disease and in Italy they test at birth for that so I would have to say that screening can be very beneficial if you happen to have these conditions.

I oppose shots, circumcision, silver in the eyes, episiotomies, drugs and other interferences at birth (had natural home births) but I did consent to the PKU screening at a week. Every once in a while things may be as they seem...but who knows...they could be using this for nefarious purposes...

"PKU is a condition that can cause brain damage and severe intellectual disability if it goes untreated. The problems often appear in the first year of life, causing babies to appear abnormally sleepy. They may have trouble feeding and develop a red, itchy rash similar to eczema."

I actually knew a family that had 2 children that both had this condition and they were certainly glad for the testing.

I have a daughter that is celiac and we did not discover that until she was 19...it would have been great to discover that sooner because once she quit eating barley, rye, oats and wheat she was a completely different person. That is a European disease and in Italy they test at birth for that so I would have to say that screening can be very beneficial if you happen to have these conditions. I oppose shots, circumcision, silver in the eyes, episiotomies, drugs and other interferences at birth (had natural home births) but I did consent to the PKU screening at a week. Every once in a while things may be as they seem...but who knows...they could be using this for nefarious purposes...

"PKU is a condition that can cause brain damage and severe intellectual disability if it goes untreated. The problems often appear in the first year of life, causing babies to appear abnormally sleepy. They may have trouble feeding and develop a red, itchy rash similar to eczema."

I actually knew a family that had 2 children that both had this condition and they were certainly glad for the testing.

I have a daughter that is celiac and we did not discover that until she was 19...it would have been great to discover that sooner because once she quit eating barley, rye, oats and wheat she was a completely different child. That is a European disease and in Italy they test at birth for that so I would have to say that screening can be very beneficial if you happen to have these conditions. I oppose shots, circumcision, silver in the eyes, episiotomies, drugs and other interferences at birth (had natural home births) but I did consent to the PKU screening at a week. Every once in a while things may be as they seem...but who knows...they could be using this for nefarious purposes...