Hearing Screening for Newborns: The Midwife's Role in Early Hearing Detection and Intervention

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 18-26

  Biernath, Krista ^a   Holstrum, W June ^a   Eichwald, John ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

hearing; midwifery; neonatal screening; newborn

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONDUCTION DEAFNESS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MIDWIFE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIAL EDUCATION; UNITED STATES; VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE DISEASE;

EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEARING; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TESTS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDWIFERY; NEONATAL SCREENING; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57849129297     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2008.07.019     Document Type: Article

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