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Pakistan lacks a national NBS program, and CH incidence is estimated at 1:1000\u20131:600, higher than the global average. AKUH, Karachi, introduced DBS screening for CH in 2019. This study assessed outcomes in neonates screened between 1 April 2019 and 31 March 2024.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Neonates with positive DBS (TSH &gt;\u200910 \u03bcIU\/mL) and confirmed CH (FT4 &lt;\u2009normal and TSH &gt;\u200920 \u03bcIU\/mL) were included; growth and ASQ\u20103 records were extracted.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Among 53,799 screened babies, 971 were screened positive; of these, 40 (4.12%) were true positives. Thirty\u2010nine neonates were included; 34 had ASQ\u20103 records. Females were\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200923 (59%); median gestational age was 38\u2009weeks, 82.1% had normal birth weight, and median birth weight was 2.8\u2009kg. DBS was performed after 36\u2009h in 64.1%. Eight neonates were symptomatic; prolonged jaundice occurred in 20.51%; one had trisomy 21; and eight (20.5%) had a family history of hypothyroidism. At 3\u2009years, weight SDS ranged from \u22122.02 to 0.98 and height SDS from \u22122.15 to 1.65, with median height SDS of \u22120.62. Global delay was observed in one child (3%), fine motor and personal\u2010social impairment in one child each (3%) and normal development in 32 (94.1%).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The child with global delay was suspected to have an underlying neurometabolic disorder unrelated to CH. DBS screening at AKUH detected CH consistently with local estimates, and early treatment was associated with normal growth and neurodevelopment in most neonates at 2\u2010year follow\u2010up. 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