Neonatal hearing screening in a low-risk maternity in São Paulo state.
BACKGROUND
The literature indicates that neonatal hearing screening should be universal, so a description of programs that adopt this recommendation is relevant.


OBJECTIVE
To describe the results of newborn hearing screening and the profile of mothers and newborns attended to in a low-risk maternity setting, and to correlate the characteristics of this population with the results of transient evoked otoacoustic emissions.


METHODS
A contemporary cross-sectional cohort study. The sample consisted of 670 infants and the procedures performed were audiological history, transient-evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAE), distortion product-evoked otoacoustic emissions (DPEOAE), and automated-brainstem auditory evoked potential (ABSAEP).


RESULTS
The rate of success in this program was 98.5%, the failure rate was 0.62%, and that of non-attendance to finalize the diagnostic process, 0.93%. When correlating the variables studied with the results of transient evoked otoacoustic emissions, there was a significant negative correlation only for age of infant.


CONCLUSIONS
The program of this maternity hospital was effective and complies with national and international recommendations. The population consisted of young mothers with few pregnancy complications and healthy infants. The only variable that influenced transient evoked otoacoustic emission results, after hospital discharge, was the age at which infants were evaluated.
Human Communication Disorders, Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências (FFC), Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Marília, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: dri_kemp@hotmail.com.
Adriana Aparecida Tahara
AA
Kemp
Human Communication Disorders, Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências (FFC), Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Marília, SP, Brazil.
Camila Ribas
CR
Delecrode
Human Communication Disorders, Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências (FFC), Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Marília, SP, Brazil.
Giovannna César da
GC
Silva
Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Marília, Marília, SP, Brazil.
Fabiana
F
Martins
Speech Therapy Department, Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências (FFC), Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Marília, SP, Brazil.
Ana Cláudia Figueiredo
AC
Frizzo
Speech Therapy Department, Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências (FFC), Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Marília, SP, Brazil.
Ana Cláudia Vieira
AC
Cardoso
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D016057:Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006320:Hearing Tests; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D015997:Neonatal Screening / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D017084:Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous / Q000502:physiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors; D055815:Young Adult
Audiologia; Audiology; Hearing tests; Neonatal screening; Testes auditivos; Triagem neonatal