Universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) is essential for early identification of congenital hearing loss to decrease the adverse effects of a child's speech and language development. Since 2021, Thailand has enforced newborn hearing screening, followed by the national health policy of the Ministry of Public Health....
✦ Clinical Takeaway ✦
No actionable change for most Western-practice audiologists, but the findings offer useful benchmarking data on newborn hearing screening program effectiveness in a middle-income country healthcare context.
✦ Why It Matters ✦
Evaluating real-world newborn hearing screening outcomes in Thailand contributes important global data on early hearing detection program performance, which can inform policy improvements in similar healthcare settings.
✦ Key Points ✦
- 01Study assessed universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) program outcomes at Chiangrai Prachanukroh Hospital, Thailand.
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