Newborn infant hearing screening - a five year pilot project.
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.
D001955:British Columbia; D003638:Deafness / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006320:Hearing Tests / Q000379:methods; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012042:Registries; D012306:Risk