Why parents refuse newborn hearing screening in South Africa?

Why parents refuse newborn hearing screening in South Africa?

Conveying information related to the importance of early detection for hearing loss in infants is necessary to ensure parents are able to make an informed decision related to the screening of their baby. The authors agree with the comments by Joob and Wiwanitkit [1] on the critical role of the patient/health provider relationship to ensure informed choice on behalf of the parents who must conse...

Why parents refuse newborn hearing screening and default on follow-up rescreening--a South African perspective.

OBJECTIVES This study describes screen refusal and follow-up default characteristics together with caregiver reasons for screen refusal and follow-up default in two South African universal newborn hearing screening programs. METHODS A retrospective record review of universal newborn hearing screening conducted at two hospitals (Hospital A n = 954 infants; Hospital B n = 2135) over a 31-33 mon...

A Universal Newborn Hearing Screening in Iran

Objectives: In September 2002 University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciences established a pilot universal newborn hearing screening program in two crowded maternity hospital in Tehran. Our objective was to assess the feasibility of implementing universal newborn hearing screening in IRAN. Methods: Between September 2002 and March 2004 a total of 7718 newborns were screened for heari...

Feasibility of newborn hearing screening in a public hospital setting in South Africa: A pilot study

OBJECTIVES The current pilot study aimed to explore the feasibility of newborn hearing screening (NHS) in a hospital setting with clinical significance for the implementation of NHS. Context-specific objectives included determining the average time required to screen each neonate or infant; the most suitable time for initial hearing screening in the wards; as well as the ambient noise levels in...

Universal newborn hearing screening in South Africa--a First-World dream?