Newborn screening aims to identify various health problems, disorders, or inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) and enable doctors and parents for prompt intervention. There is a greater incidence of certain metabolic abnormalities and endocrinopathies in newborns that, if identified later, can be fatal. Newborn screening aims to identify various health problems, disorders, or inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) and enable doctors and parents for prompt intervention. There is a greater incidence of certain metabolic abnormalities and endocrinopathies in newborns that, if identified later, can be fatal.