Community Health Worker Intervention for Newborns Not Passing Initial Universal Hearing Screening.

Stephen LeongKristy MedinaPatricia J PeretzMaria I Olmeda-JenkinsMelissa A OliverMegan KuhlmeyStacey A BernsteinFajah FerrerLuz Adriana MatizAnil K Lalwani

Published in: The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology (2023)

CHW outreach intervention may increase adherence to outpatient follow-up rescreening for newborns referred after initial, hospital-based UNHS. Expansion of nursery teams to include CHWs may thus improve completion of recommended follow-up hearing screens.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
pregnant women
gestational age
low birth weight
hearing loss
cord blood
high throughput
genome wide
type diabetes
preterm infants
preterm birth