Newborn infant hearing screening - a five year pilot project

Stewart, I.F.

Journal of Otolaryngology 6(6): 477-481

1977


ISSN/ISBN: 0381-6605
PMID: 604514
Document Number: 113874
The criteria for screening infants' hearing in the newborn nursery are reviewed. The problems encountered are discussed and a screening program outlined. Over 12,000 newborn infants were screened for hearing over a five year period and a total of eight were confirmed deaf - an incidence of one in 1,500 live births.

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