Risk-based newborn hearing screening has been recommended as an alternative approach
by the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH) in contexts where universal newborn …

Purpose The current study aimed to describe the medical case history factors in a group of
neonates admitted to high care and Kangaroo Mother Care wards at two hospitals in …

The current study aimed at determining the type and frequency of high-risk factors for
hearing loss in a group of very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) neonates in a tertiary hospital in …

The current study explored risk-based hearing screening within a developing country
through provision of early hearing detection services in high-risk neonates within an …

Background: Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHC) is the gold standard toward
early hearing detection and intervention, hence the importance of its deliberation within the …

Newborn hearing screening has become an increasingly important element of neonatal care
in developed countries whilst only a few fragmented screening programmes are evident in …

Background The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) issued early hearing
detection and intervention guidelines, which has universal newborn hearing screening …

Developing countries account for a disproportionate burden of infant hearing loss globally
but the prospects of the more ideal universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) have been …

Background. Healthcare practitioners' views, understanding of and support for early hearing
detection and intervention (EHDI) is essential for its effective implementation Objectives. To …

Late identification of hearing loss can lead to speech and language delays, as well as social
and academic difficulties. Neonatal hearing screening has reduced the age of identification …