{"id":263404,"date":"2025-07-20T15:04:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T14:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/mother-of-baby-with-spinal-muscular-atrophy-wants-all-newborns-to-be-tested-for-it\/"},"modified":"2025-07-20T15:04:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T14:04:39","slug":"mother-of-baby-with-spinal-muscular-atrophy-wants-all-newborns-to-be-tested-for-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/mother-of-baby-with-spinal-muscular-atrophy-wants-all-newborns-to-be-tested-for-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother of baby with spinal muscular atrophy wants all newborns to be tested for it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/ZO9B8u6-_3U\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Mother of baby with spinal muscular atrophy wants all newborns to be tested for it\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZO9B8u6-_3U\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Parents and medical experts are calling for newborn babies to be screened for spinal muscular atrophy &#8211; one of the leading genetic causes of infant mortality.<\/p>\n<p>The test costs just \u00a35 and it means babies affected could get much earlier treatment for a condition where parents say &quot;every second matters&quot;. <\/p>\n<p>Full story: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/mother-of-baby-with-spinal-muscular-atrophy-wants-all-newborns-to-be-tested-for-it-13399101<\/p>\n<p>#healthnews #babyhealth #skynews <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parents and medical experts are calling for newborn babies to be screened for spinal muscular atrophy &#8211; one of the leading genetic causes of infant mortality. 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