{"id":256177,"date":"2025-06-25T18:04:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/mum-calls-for-deadly-disease-to-be-added-to-newborn-baby-tests\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T18:04:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:04:36","slug":"mum-calls-for-deadly-disease-to-be-added-to-newborn-baby-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/mum-calls-for-deadly-disease-to-be-added-to-newborn-baby-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"Mum calls for deadly disease to be added to newborn baby tests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/IvnUHo9Iq6I\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Mum calls for deadly disease to be added to newborn baby tests\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IvnUHo9Iq6I\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Every month in the UK, four babies are born with spinal muscular atrophy &#8211; SMA &#8211; a rare but debilitating genetic condition.<\/p>\n<p>If left undiagnosed and untreated, many children with the most common form of SMA do not live beyond their second birthday. 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