title: [Universal neonatal hearing screening--parents view].
abstract: The aim of the study was to determine the parents view and attitude to the universal neonatal hearing screening.
  
  
  METHODS
  parents of randomly selected 200 infants, who underwent hearing rescreening, were surveyed using the authors questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  the universal neonatal hearing screening and the way it is conducted is accepted by the vast majority of the parents in the region of Wielkopolska. The parents with higher social and economic status express their negative emotions associated with the organisation of hearing screening more often, their expectations towards the system of medical care are rising.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the newborn hearing screening has been a good stimulus for parents intently observation of their child auditory reaction.
authors.affiliation: Katedra i Klinika Foniatrii i Audiologii AM im. K. Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Walczak
authors.forename: Bozena
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wiskirska-Woźnica
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Obrebowski
authors.forename: Michał
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karlik
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D005260:Female; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D015997:Neonatal Screening / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017084:Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous; D010290:Parents; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires