scholarly journals Implementation of Newborn Hearing Screening in Rizal, Philippines, and Northern California: Lessons Learned

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Screening ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Newborn Hearing Screening ◽  
Northern California ◽  
Newborn Hearing

scholarly journals Development and Implementation of a Low-Cost Tracking System after Newborn Hearing Screening in Upper Austria: Lessons Learned from the Perspective of an Early Intervention Provider

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 743
Author(s):  
Daniel Holzinger ◽  
Doris Binder ◽  
Daniel Raus ◽  
Georg Palmisano ◽  
Johannes Fellinger
Keyword(s):  
Early Intervention ◽  
Data Protection ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Hearing Screening ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Newborn Hearing Screening ◽  
Birth Cohorts ◽  
Upper Austria ◽  
Health Authorities ◽  
Newborn Hearing

More than one decade after the introduction of newborn hearing screening in Upper Austria, most children were still older than 6 months at enrolment in early intervention. In this study, under the guidance of health authorities, a revised screening and tracking protocol was developed by a network of early intervention providers and representatives of ENT, obstetrics, and pediatrics, including screening professionals and parents of children with hearing loss. Critical process indicators following internationally recommended benchmarks were defined and collected annually by the health authorities. Due to data protection issues, the data collection system was not personalized. Regular network meetings, case-oriented meetings, and screener training sessions were held. As a result, even without additional costs and within the legal constraints related to data protection in Austria, the proportion of children enrolled in early intervention before 6 months of age was significantly increased from 26% to 81% in two representative birth cohorts before and after the introduction of the new protocol, respectively. The coverage for bilateral screening increased from 91.4 to 97.6% of the total number of births.

Public Health and Newborn Hearing Screening

1997 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-16
Author(s):  
Terrey Oliver Penn ◽  
Susan E. Abbott
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Hearing Screening ◽  
Newborn Hearing Screening ◽  
Newborn Hearing

Newborn Hearing Screening

1997 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Marie Tharpe ◽  
Ellen Wright Clayton
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Screening ◽  
Newborn Hearing Screening ◽  
Newborn Hearing

scholarly journals Universal newborn hearing screening in South Africa: a single-centre study

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. e000976
Author(s):  
Ayanda Gina ◽  
Nadja F Bednarczuk ◽  
Asitha Jayawardena ◽  
Peter Rea ◽  
Qadeer Arshad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Auditory Brainstem ◽  
Hearing Screening ◽  
Newborn Hearing Screening ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Low Middle Income Countries ◽  
Universal Newborn Hearing Screening ◽  
Newborn Hearing ◽  
Single Centre Study ◽  
Societal Level

Hearing screening for newborn babies is an established protocol in many high-income countries. Implementing such screening has yielded significant socioeconomic advantages at both an individual and societal level. This has yet to permeate low/middle-income countries (LMIC). Here, we illustrate how newborn hearing screening needs to be contextually adapted for effective utilisation and implementation in an LMIC. Specifically, this advocates the use of auditory brainstem testing as the first-line approach. We propose that such adaptation serves to maximise clinical efficacy and community participation at a reduced cost.

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