Hearing-impaired babies and methods of communication.
Reviews the age of diagnosis and some of the philosophical arguments for and against newborn screening. Report results of a survey of parents on the question of early identification and interference with mother/child bonding. Finally, the paper reviews linguistic methods taught in Great Britain and presents data illustrating the advantage of an auditory/oral approach.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003142:Communication; D003638:Deafness / Q000151:congenital; D004519:Education, Special; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007804:Language Development; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D012813:Sign Language