Thyroid function test are performed in the well baby nursery to newborn infants of mothers with hypothyroidism, or as part of neonatal jaundice investigation. As thyroid function test are also part of the national screening test program, the investigators raised the option that the above management is unnecessary, and managed a study to investigate it.
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Hypothyroidism found in local test was missing by national screening test
Timeframe: 10 years
Hypothyroidism found in screening test was missing in local test
Timeframe: 10 years